Associations to the word «Abruptness»
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Wiktionary
ABRUPTNESS, noun. The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
ABRUPTNESS, noun. Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as, abruptness of style or manner. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
Dictionary definition
ABRUPTNESS, noun. An abrupt discourteous manner.
ABRUPTNESS, noun. The property possessed by a slope that is very steep.
ABRUPTNESS, noun. The quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.