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How to pronounce “abruptly”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of abruptly with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- What rivers can tell us about the earth's history
This river moved over 30 miles very abruptly.
- Definition summary
- In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16th century.][1]
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How to pronounce abruptly
What rivers can tell us about the earth's history
This river moved over 30 miles very abruptly.
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Meaning
- [Adverb]
- In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16th century.][1]
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