abruptly
/əˈbɹʌp.li/
abruptly adverb: in an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
Adverb
abruptly (comparative more abruptly, superlative most abruptly)
- In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
- The professor stopped her lecture abruptly when she noticed someone fall off their seat.
- 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 somewhat abruptly pulling what had become known as the side deal from a must-pass budget resolution.2022 October 5, David Wallace-Wells, “Progressives Should Rally Around a Clean Energy Construction Boom”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2022
- Synonyms:
- abruptedly
abruptly meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
abruptly in Tamil
- எதிர்பாராத விதமாய், திடுக்கிடும்படி, செங்குத்தாக
abruptly in Bengali
- আকস্মিকভাবে
abruptly in Malayalam
- ത്സടുതിയിൽ, പൊടുന്നനെ, ആകസ്മികമായി, പൊടുന്നനേ
abruptly in Kannada
- ಇದ್ದಕ್ಕಿದ್ದಂತೆ
More languagesFewer languages
- abruptly in Thai
- อย่างฉับพลัน
Examples of abruptly in a sentence
- The candidate's poll ratings fell abruptly after the banking scandal.
- In mid-sentence, I checked myself abruptly, looking terribly embarrassed.
- The man's unartfulness caused him to say abruptly what was on his mind, which often hurt people's feelings.
Synonyms of abruptly
Forms of abruptly
| comparative | more abruptly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most abruptly |
Origin of abruptly
From abrupt + -ly.
Words formed from abruptly
Questions about abruptly
- What does abruptly mean?
- Abruptly means in an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
- What is abruptly in Tamil?
- Abruptly in Tamil is எதிர்பாராத விதமாய், திடுக்கிடும்படி, செங்குத்தாக. See Abruptly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is abruptly?
- Abruptly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce abruptly?
- Abruptly is pronounced /əˈbɹʌp.li/ (US).
Words near abruptly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: abruptly (page history and authors); abruptly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abruptly (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abruptly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abruptly (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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