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abruptly
CIDE DICTIONARY
abruptly, adv.
- In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly. [1913 Webster]
- Precipitously. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
abruptly
a corps perdu, bang, bearishly, bluffly, bluntly, boorishly, brashly, brusquely, cavalierly, churlishly, crustily, curtly, dash, forthwith, gruffly, harshly, hastily, head over heels, headfirst, headforemost, headlong, heels over head, impetuously, impulsively, like a flash, like a thunderbolt, nastily, of a sudden, on short notice, plop, plump, plunk, pop, precipitantly, precipitately, precipitously, rashly, sharp, sharply, short, shortly, slap, slap-bang, smack, snippily, startlingly, sudden, suddenly, surprisingly, unawares, unexpectedly, without notice, without warningROGET THESAURUS
abruptly
Inexpectation
N inexpectation, non-expectation, false expectation, miscalculation, surprise, sudden burst, thunderclap, blow, shock, start, bolt out of the blue, wonder, eye opener, unpleasant surprise, pleasant surprise, nonexpectant, surprised, unwarned, unaware, off one's guard, inattentive, unexpected, unanticipated, unpredicted, unlooked for, unforeseen, unhoped for, dropped from the clouds, beyond expectation, contrary to expectation, against expectation, against all expectation, out of one's reckoning, unheard of, startling, surprising, sudden, unpredictable, unforeseeable (unknowable), abruptly, unexpectedly, surprisingly, plump, pop, a l'improviste, unawares, without notice, without warning, without a 'by your leave', like a thief in the night, like a thunderbolt, in an unguarded moment, suddenly, Int, heydey!, little did one think, little did one expect, nobody would ever suppose, nobody would ever think, nobody would ever expect, who would have thought? it beats the Dutch.For further exploring for "abruptly" in Webster Dictionary Online