abruptness

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abruptness

/əˈbɹʌp.nəs/ US
/əˈbɹʌpt.nəs/ US

noun abruptnesses

uncountable, usually The state of being abrupt or broken
uncountable, usually Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence. So be neither diffuse with damp and slippery words nor blunt the edge of your discourse by abruptness of style. Study in particular the purest period of style, that those who move only to Ciceronian rhythm call you not a Celt.
Similar: spontaneity

Similar: subitaneousness

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Similar: subitaneousness

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@misc{abruptness_2026,
  title = {abruptness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abruptness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}