Definitions:

1. quickly and without warning adverb
   • The last time I went shopping, I ran out of money abruptly and had to leave the mall.
2. quickly and without warning adverb
   • The child suddenly asked the teacher, 'Will there be a test today?' causing the teacher to pause abruptly and take a deep breath before answering.
3. quickly and without warning adverb
   • After I had been talking to her for a while, she abruptly ended the conversation and walked away.
4. quickly and without warning adverb
   • My grandfather, who had been very healthy, suddenly became ill and died abruptly.
5. quickly and without warning adverb
   • The young man who was driving the car lost control of it and crashed abruptly into a tree, causing severe damage to the car and injuring both himself and his passenger.
6. quickly and without warning adverb
   • The speaker suddenly stopped talking and the audience looked at him in surprise, wondering what had caused him to pause abruptly.
7. quickly and without warning adverb
   • The old woman, who had been walking slowly, suddenly quickened her pace and crossed the street abruptly, causing the cars to stop and the drivers to honk their horns in annoyance.
8. quickly and without warning adverb
   • The storm abruptly ended, leaving a clear blue sky in its wake.
9. quickly and without warning adverb
   • The sun abruptly disappeared behind the clouds, plunging the landscape into darkness.
10. quickly and without warning adverb
    • The rain abruptly stopped, leaving the ground wet and the air fresh and clean.

Synonyms:

• dead
• short
• suddenly

NearBy Words:

• abruptly-pinnate