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- adjective
superlative form ofabrupt : mostabrupt . - adjective Most
abrupt
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Examples
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‘Breakfast-time?’ said Jenny, in her abruptest and shortest manner.
Our Mutual Friend 2004
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Porto da Lenha for an extra supply of “black money,” which was punctually forwarded; both Chico Furano and Nihama Chamvu volunteered for the journey, and preparations were progressing as rapidly as could be expected in these slow-moving lands, when they were brought to the abruptest conclusion.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003
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Such caprices, abruptest alternation of frowns and beauty, I never knew.
The WeatherDoes It Sympathize with These Times?. Specimen Days 1892
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The rollicking tune of it shouted into the night, into the stately stillness that surrounded the old house, had the abruptest, unseemliest effect.
Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume I Humphry Ward 1885
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Such caprices, abruptest alternation of frowns and beauty, I never knew.
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Such caprices, abruptest alternation of frowns and beauty, I never knew.
Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy Walt Whitman 1855
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Such caprices, abruptest alternation of frowns and beauty, I never knew.
Specimen Days; from Complete Poetry and Collected Prose 1855
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I wrote to Porto da Lenha for an extra supply of "black money," which was punctually forwarded; both Chico Furano and Nihama Chamvu volunteered for the journey, and preparations were progressing as rapidly as could be expected in these slow-moving lands, when they were brought to the abruptest conclusion.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 Richard Francis Burton 1855
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The waters between pour over the right-hand and left-hand summit, rushing down and uniting among the craggiest and abruptest of rocks.
Tales and Sketches, Complete Volume V., the Works of Whittier: Tales and Sketches John Greenleaf Whittier 1849
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The waters between pour over the right-hand and left-hand summit, rushing down and uniting among the craggiest and abruptest of rocks.
Tales and Sketches Part 3, from Volume V., the Works of Whittier: Tales and Sketches John Greenleaf Whittier 1849
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