ex abrupto

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ex abruptō (“abruptly”).

Adverb

ex abrupto

1. happening suddenly, fast, or unexpectedly; abruptly

   Cicerone inizia ex abrupto con la famosa invettiva «Quousque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra?» («Fino a quando dunque, Catilina, abuserai della nostra pazienza?»).

   Cicero starts off abruptly with the famous diatribe "Quousque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra?" ("For how long, then, Catilina, will you abuse our patience?").