ABRUPT

• (adj.) surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner

  "an abrupt reply"

• (adj.) exceedingly sudden and unexpected

  "came to an abrupt stop", "an abrupt change in the weather"

• (adj.) extremely steep

  "an abrupt canyon", "the precipitous rapids of the upper river", "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings", "a sharp drop"

  synonyms : precipitous , sharp

  It is foolish to try to navigate through the precipitous rapids of the upper river. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

  "abrupt prose"

  synonyms : disconnected

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