abruptly

adverb

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: ab-rupt-ly (3)

English Definition

Suddenly and unexpectedly, often in an unpleasant way.

Example Sentence

The car stopped abruptly.

US IPA /əˈbrʌptli/

UK IPA /əˈbrʌptli/

suddenly unexpectedly precipitously sharply

gradually slowly expectedly