- abruptly as a adverb:
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abruptly
adverb
1 abruptly
Quickly and without warning.
synonyms: dead, short, suddenly.
Roget 508: abruptly, unexpectedly, surprisingly; plump, pop, a l'improviste [Fr.], unawares; without notice, without warning, without a 'by your leave';" like a thief in the night, like a thunderbolt; in an unguarded moment; ... show more
Moby thesaurus: a corps perdu, bang, bearishly, bluffly, bluntly, boorishly, brashly, brusquely, cavalierly, churlishly, crustily, curtly, dash, forthwith, gruffly, harshly, hastily, head over heels, headfirst, headforemost ... show more.
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