απότομος — meaning in English

English meaning

• abrupt adj Happening suddenly and without warning.
• brusque adj Blunt and unfriendly in speech or manner.
• steep adj Rising or falling at a sharp angle, close to vertical.
• terse adj Describes speech or writing that is short and says only what is necessary.

Senses

απότομος is used for these senses in English:

• abrupt Curt in manner. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
• abrupt Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
• brusque Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.
• steep Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.

abrupt — full definition

1. adj Happening suddenly and without warning.
2. adj Blunt or curt in manner, verging on rude.
3. adj Very steep, as if broken off sharply.

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