abrupt (abrupt)

and n. [ The abrupt mountain breaks, And seems with its accumulated crags To overhang the world. Shelley, Alastor. 3. Figuratively, sudden; without notice to prepare the mind for the event; unceremonious: as, an abrupt entrance or addre . Abrupt death A period puts, and stops his impious breath. Oldham , Satires on Jesuits. 4. Lacking in continuity; having sudden transitions from one subject to another: as, an abrupt style.-5. In bot., terminating suddenly: as, an abrupt point: sometimes used in the sense of truncate: as, an abrupt leaf.Abrupt-pinnate. Same as abruptly pinnate. See abrupt Syn. 2. Precipitous, perpendicular, sheer, steep.-3. Sudden, unexpected, hasty, hurried, rough, rude, brusk, blunt, curt, precipitate, short, summary, vehement.-4. Broken, disconnected. II. n. [L. abruptum , a steep ascent or descent, prop. neut. of abrupt us , broken off: seo the adj.] An abrupt place; a precipice or chasm. [Rare and poetical.] Or spread his aery flight, Upborne with indefatigable wings, Over the vast abrupt . Milton , P. L., ii. 409. abruptt (a-brupt'), v. t. To break off; inter IMG:content-0085.png:[blocks in formation] = Syn. 1. Abolish, Repeal, Rescind, etc. (see abolish ), cancel, invalidate, di olve, countermand. abrogatet (ab'ro-gat), a. [L. a brog at us, an nulled, pp. of a brog are: see abrogate, v.] An nulled; abolished. abrogation (ab-rō-gā'shon), n. [ terms; it is implied when the new law contains provisions positively contrary to the former law. There are no such institutions here; - no law that can abide one moment when popular opinion demands its abrogation. W. Phillips , Speeches, p. 47.