2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abruptness \Ab*rupt"ness\, n.
1. The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness;
ruggedness; steepness.
2. Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as
abruptness of style or manner.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
abruptness
n 1: an abrupt discourteous manner [syn: {brusqueness}, {curtness},
{gruffness}, {shortness}]
2: the property possessed by a slope that is very steep [syn: {precipitousness},
{steepness}] [ant: {gradualness}]
3: the quality of happening with headlong haste or without
warning [syn: {precipitateness}, {precipitance}, {precipitancy},
{suddenness}]
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