abruptly

English

Etymology

abrupt +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈbɹʌp.li/, /ə.ˈbɹʌpt.li/

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Adverb

abruptly (comparative more abruptly, superlative most abruptly)

1. In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16^th century.]

   Synonym: abruptedly

   The professor stopped her lecture abruptly when she noticed someone fall off their seat.

Derived terms

• abruptly-pinnate

Translations

in an abrupt manner

• Belarusian: ра́птам (ráptam)
• Bulgarian: рязко (bg) (rjazko), внезапно (bg) (vnezapno), безцеремонно (bg) (bezceremonno)
• Catalan: abruptament (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 突然地 (zh) (tūrán de), 意外地 (zh) (yìwài de), 唐突地 (zh) (tángtū de)

• Dutch: abrupt (nl), bruusk (nl)
• Esperanto: abrupte (eo)
• Finnish: äkillisesti (fi), yhtäkkiä (fi)
• French: abruptement (fr), tout d’un coup (fr)
• Galician: abruptamente
• German: abrupt (de), plötzlich (de), unerwartet (de), schlagartig (de)
• Greek: αποτόμα (apotóma), αιφνιδίως (el) (aifnidíos)
• Occitan: abruptament
• Polish: nagle (pl), raptem (pl), bezceremonialnie (pl), improwizując
• Portuguese: abruptamente (pt)
• Romanian: abrupt (ro), deodată (ro)
• Russian: внеза́пно (ru) (vnezápno), неожи́данно (ru) (neožídanno), ре́зко (ru) (rézko), бесцеремо́нно (ru) (besceremónno) (brusquely)
• Spanish: abruptamente (es)

precipitously

• Catalan: precipitadament (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 陡然地 (zh) (dǒurán de), 出乎意料地 (zh) (chūhūyìliào de)

• Dutch: plots (nl), plotseling (nl)
• Finnish: äkkijyrkästi (fi), äkillisesti (fi)
• French: précipitamment (fr)
• German: abgerissen (de), abschüssig (de)
• Greek: εσπευσμένως (el) (espefsménos), αιφνιδίως (el) (aifnidíos)
• Italian: improvvisamente (it)
• Romanian: precipitat (ro), brusc (ro)
• Russian: отры́висто (ru) (otrývisto)
• Spanish: precipitadamente (es)

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• Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} abruptemente, ^{(please verify)} precipitatemente