different between abruptly vs immediate

English

Etymology

abrupt +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??b??p.li/, /?.?b??pt.li/

Adverb

abruptly (comparative more abruptly, superlative most abruptly)

1. In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16^th century.]

Derived terms

• abruptly-pinnate

Translations

References

English

Etymology

From Old French immediat, from Late Latin immedi?tus (“without anything between”), from Latin in + medi?tus, past participle of medi? (“to halve, to be in the middle”), from medius (“middle”)

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??mi.di.?t/, /??mi.di.?t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??mi?d??t/, /??mi?d??t/
• Hyphenation: im?me?di?ate

Adjective

immediate (comparative more immediate, superlative most immediate)

1. Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.

2. Very close; direct or adjacent.
   • c. 1600, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act I, Scene 2,^[2]

     You are the most immediate to our throne,

3. Manifestly true; requiring no argument.
4. (computer science, of an instruction operand) embedded as part of the instruction itself, rather than stored elsewhere (such as a register or memory location)
5. (procedure word, military) Used to denote that a transmission is urgent.

6. (procedure word, military) An artillery fire mission modifier for to types of fire mission to denote an immediate need for fire: Immediate smoke, all guns involved must reload smoke and fire. Immediate suppression, all guns involved fire the rounds currently loaded and then switch to high explosive with impact fused (unless fuses are specified).

Synonyms

• (happening right away): instant, present; see also Thesaurus:instantaneous
• (very close): close, nearby; see also Thesaurus:near
• (manifestly true): self-evident, indubitable

Derived terms

• immediately

Related terms

• immediacy

Translations

Anagrams

• metiamide

Italian

Adjective

immediate f pl

1. feminine plural of immediato

Latin

Adjective

immedi?te

1. vocative masculine singular of immedi?tus