abruptly

English

Etymology

abrupt +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /əˈbɹʌp.li/, /ə.ˈbɹʌpt.li/
Audio (US) (file)

Adverb

abruptly (comparative more abruptly, superlative most abruptly)

In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16^th century.][1]
Synonym: abruptedly

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

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

References

Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abruptly”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.

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[1] Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abruptly”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.