abrupt

abrupt is a 6-letter English word with 10 senses as adjective, noun, and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.
2. adjective. Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
3. adjective. Having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected.
4. adjective. Suddenly terminating, as if cut off.
5. noun. An abrupt place.
6. transitive verb. To tear off or asunder.
7. adjective. surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner

   "an abrupt reply"

8. adjective. exceedingly sudden and unexpected

   "came to an abrupt stop"

   "an abrupt change in the weather"

9. adjective. extremely steep

   "an abrupt canyon"

   "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"

   Synonyms: precipitous, sharp

10. adjective. marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

    "abrupt prose"

    Synonyms: disconnected

Synonyms

precipitous, sharp, disconnected

Common word forms

abrupter, abruptly, abruptest, abruptness

Words from these letters

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