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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Abruptly

· Ab·rupt·ly · IPA /əˈbɹʌp.li/
01 adv. In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly.
  1. 1.
    In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly.
  2. 2.
    Precipitously.