abruptly

English

Etymology

abrupt +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /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.]

Derived terms

• abruptly pinnate

Translations

in an abrupt manner

• Bulgarian: рязко (bg) (rjazko), внезапно (bg) (vnezapno), безцеремонно (bg) (bezceremonno)
• Catalan: abruptament (ca)
• Dutch: abrupt (nl), bruusk (nl)
• Finnish: äkillisesti (fi), yhtäkkiä (fi), yht'äkkiä (fi)
• French: abruptement (fr), tout d'un coup (fr)
• German: abrupt (de), plötzlich (de), unerwartet (de)

• Greek: αποτόμως (el) (apotómos) , αιφνιδίως (el) (aifnidíos) 
• Polish: nagle
• Portuguese: abruptamente (pt)
• Russian: внезапно (ru) (vnezápno) , неожиданно (ru) (neožídanno) , резко (ru) (rézko) , бесцеремонно (ru) (besceremónno)  (brusquely)
• Spanish: abruptamente (es)

precipitously

• Catalan: precipitadament (ca)
• 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)
• Russian: отрывисто (ru) (otrývisto) 
• Spanish: precipitadamente (es)

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• Interlingua: abruptemente, precipitatemente