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abruptly

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Etymology

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Fromabrupt +‎-ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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abruptly (comparativemoreabruptly,superlativemostabruptly)

  1. In anabrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly;precipitously.[First attested in the late 16th century.][1]
    Synonym:abruptedly
    The professor stopped her lectureabruptly when she noticed someone fall off their seat.
    • 2022 October 5,David Wallace-Wells, “Progressives Should Rally Around a Clean Energy Construction Boom”, inThe New York Times‎[1]:
      After weeks of speculation and intracoalitional debate, the text of the compromise was released on Sept. 21. By Sept. 27, the coalition had fallen apart, with Manchin somewhatabruptly pulling what had become known as the side deal from a must-pass budget resolution.

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in an abrupt manner
precipitously
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References

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  1. ^Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abruptly”, inThe Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.:Oxford University Press,→ISBN, page 8.
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