Definition of abrupt

• a. - Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.
• a. - Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
• a. - Having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected.
• a. - Suddenly terminating, as if cut off.
• n. - An abrupt place.
• v. t. - To tear off or asunder.
• a. - Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.
• a. - Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
• a. - Having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected.
• a. - Suddenly terminating, as if cut off.
• n. - An abrupt place.
• v. t. - To tear off or asunder.