обры́вистый — meaning in English

English meaning

• abrupt adj Happening suddenly and without warning.
• bluff verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.

Senses

обры́вистый is used for these senses in English:

• abrupt Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
• bluff Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.

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.

bluff — full definition

1. verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
2. noun An act of pretending to be stronger or more confident than you really are.
3. noun A steep cliff or bank, often beside a river or the sea.

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