abruptness

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an abrupt discourteous manner
  2. noun the property possessed by a slope that is very steep
  3. noun the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

Etymology

From abrupt + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness

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