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abrupt adjective ( UNFRIENDLY )
/əˈbrʌpt/ adj Definition
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.
abruptly adverb
/əˈbrʌpt .li/ adv abruptness noun
/əˈbrʌpt .nəs/ n [U] (Definition of abrupt adjective (UNFRIENDLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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