abrupt
adjective (UNFRIENDLY) /əˈbrʌpt/Definition
C2 using too few words when talking, in a way that seems rude and unfriendly: an abrupt manner/reply He is sometimes very abrupt with clients.Blunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot saying muchNot being friendlyNot being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot being friendlyDigressing and being indirect or evasive abruptly /-li/ adverb › The talks ended abruptly when one of the delegations walked out in protest.Not expected or plannedBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot saying muchNot being friendlyNot being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot being friendlyDigressing and being indirect or evasive abruptness /-nəs/ noun [U] Not expected or plannedBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot saying muchNot being friendlyNot being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot being friendlyDigressing and being indirect or evasive
(Definition of abrupt adjective (UNFRIENDLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a few well-chosen words idiom
- a man/woman of few words idiom
- brevity noun
- brief adjective (SHORT IN TIME)
- brief noun (SHORT FORM)
- briefly adverb (FEW WORDS)
- concise adjective
- crisp adjective (CLEAR)
- gnomic adjective
- has the cat got your tongue? idiom
- monosyllabic adjective (PERSON)
- not waste words idiom
- pithy adjective (SHORT)
- quietly adverb
- short adjective (TIME)
- succinct adjective
- taciturn adjective
- taut adjective (WRITING/SPEECH)
- terse adjective
- walls have ears idiom
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