abrupto — meaning in English

English meaning

• abrupt adj Happening suddenly and without warning.
• steep adj Rising or falling at a sharp angle, close to vertical.

Senses

abrupto is used for these senses in English:

• abrupt Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
• abrupt Curt in manner. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
• abrupt (botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
• 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.

steep — full definition

1. adj Rising or falling at a sharp angle, close to vertical.
2. adj Very expensive or unreasonably high, said of a price.
3. verb To soak something in liquid, often to extract flavor.

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