Associations to the word «Abruptness»
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Wiktionary
ABRUPTNESS, noun. The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
ABRUPTNESS, noun. Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as, abruptness of style or manner. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
Dictionary definition
ABRUPTNESS, noun. An abrupt discourteous manner.
ABRUPTNESS, noun. The property possessed by a slope that is very steep.
ABRUPTNESS, noun. The quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.