ABRUPTNESS

ABRUPT'NESS, noun 1. A state of being broken; craggedness; steepness.2. Figuratively, suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.

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abruptness. Abruptness, n. great haste, suddenness, roughness

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Ab‐rupt″ness, n. 1. 1. The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness.
2. 2. Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as, abruptness of style or manner.