abruptly

English

Etymology

From abrupt +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈbɹʌp.li/, /əˈbɹʌpt.li/

• Audio (US):

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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.]

   Synonym: abruptedly

   The professor stopped her lecture abruptly when she noticed someone fall off their seat.

   • 2022 October 5, David Wallace-Wells, “Progressives Should Rally Around a Clean Energy Construction Boom”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     After weeks of speculation and intracoalitional debate, the text of the compromise was released on Sept. 21. By Sept. 27, the coalition had fallen apart, with Manchin somewhat abruptly pulling what had become known as the side deal from a must-pass budget resolution.

Derived terms

• abruptly-pinnate

Translations

in an abrupt manner

• Belarusian: ра́птам (ráptam)
• Bulgarian: рязко (bg) (rjazko), внезапно (bg) (vnezapno), безцеремонно (bg) (bezceremonno)
• Catalan: abruptament (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 突然地 (zh) (tūrán de), 意外地 (zh) (yìwài de), 唐突地 (zh) (tángtū de)

• Dutch: abrupt (nl), bruusk (nl)
• Esperanto: abrupte (eo)
• Finnish: äkillisesti (fi), yhtäkkiä (fi)
• French: abruptement (fr), tout d’un coup (fr)
• Galician: abruptamente
• German: abrupt (de), plötzlich (de), unerwartet (de), schlagartig (de)
• Greek: αποτόμα (apotóma), αιφνιδίως (el) (aifnidíos)
• Occitan: abruptament
• Polish: nagle (pl), raptem (pl), bezceremonialnie (pl), improwizując
• Portuguese: abruptamente (pt)
• Romanian: abrupt (ro), deodată (ro)
• Russian: внеза́пно (ru) (vnezápno), неожи́данно (ru) (neožídanno), ре́зко (ru) (rézko), бесцеремо́нно (ru) (besceremónno) (brusquely)
• Spanish: abruptamente (es)

precipitously

• Catalan: precipitadament (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 陡然地 (zh) (dǒurán de), 出乎意料地 (zh) (chūhūyìliào de)

• 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)
• Romanian: precipitat (ro), brusc (ro)
• Russian: отры́висто (ru) (otrývisto)
• Spanish: precipitadamente (es)

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Translations to be checked

• Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} abruptemente, ^{(please verify)} precipitatemente