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English

Etymology

From straight +? forward.

Adjective

straightforward (comparative more straightforward, superlative most straightforward)

1. Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating.
2. easy, simple, without difficulty
   • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup (in The Guardian, 15 October 2013)[1]

     Poland played with great energy, quick to the ball, strong in the challenge, and projecting the clear sense they had absolutely no intention whatsoever of making this a straightforward night.

3. (figuratively) direct; honest; frank
   • 1992, George J. Church, "Why Voters Don't Trust Clinton," Time, 20 Apr, p. 38,

     A great deal of the uneasiness about Clinton reflects his propensity to dance away from straightforward yes or no answers to any character question.

Synonyms

• (not deviating): See also Thesaurus:comprehensible
• (easy, simple): See also Thesaurus:easy
• (honest, frank): See also Thesaurus:honest

Derived terms

• straightforwardly
• straightforwardness
• unstraightforward

Translations

Adverb

straightforward (comparative more straightforward, superlative most straightforward)

1. In a straightforward manner; straightforwards; straightforwardly.

Hypernyms

• forward

Translations

English

Etymology

First attested in 1583. Borrowed from Latin abruptus (“broken off”), perfect passive participle of abrump? (“break off”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + rump? (“to break”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?.b??pt/, /æ?b??pt/
• Rhymes: -?pt

Adjective

abrupt (comparative more abrupt or abrupter, superlative most abrupt or abruptest)

1. (obsolete, rare) Broken away (from restraint). [Attested only in the late 16th century.]
2. Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
3. Curt in manner. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

   Synonyms: brusque, rude, uncivil, impolite
4. Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
   • 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter

     The abrupt style, which hath many breaches.

5. (obsolete) Broken off. [Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 18th century.]
6. Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

   • The mazy-running brook
     Forms a deep pool; this bank abrupt and high.
7. (botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

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Synonyms

• (precipitous): broken, rough, rugged
• (without time to prepare): sudden; see also Thesaurus:sudden
• (uncivil): blunt, brusque
• (without transition): disconnected, unexpected

Translations

Verb

abrupt (third-person singular simple present abrupts, present participle abrupting, simple past and past participle abrupted)

1. (transitive, archaic) To tear off or asunder. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
   • 1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici

     Till death abrupts them.

2. To interrupt suddenly. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

Translations

Noun

abrupt (plural abrupts)

1. (poetic) Something which is abrupt; an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

Translations

References

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abruptus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.b?ypt/

Adjective

abrupt (feminine singular abrupte, masculine plural abrupts, feminine plural abruptes)

1. Extremely steep, near vertical.
2. Curt and abrupt.
3. Done or said forwardly and without caution to avoid shocking.

Derived terms

• abruptement

Further reading

• “abrupt” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abruptus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

abrupt (comparative abrupter, superlative am abruptesten)

1. abrupt, suddenly
2. jerkingly

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin abruptus (“broken off”), perfect passive participle of abrump? (“break off”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + rump? (“to break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?br?pt/
• Rhymes: -?pt
• Hyphenation: ab?rupt

Adjective

abrupt (neuter singular abrupt, definite singular and plural abrupte, comparative mer abrupt, superlative mest abrupt)

1. abrupt (having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed)

   abrupte setninger

   abrupt sentences

   abrupt tale

   abrupt speech

Synonyms

• plutselig (“suddenly”)
• brå (“abrupt”)

Derived terms

• abrupthet (“abruptness”)

References

• “abrupt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abrupt” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abrupt” in Store norske leksikon

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French abrupt, Latin abruptus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?brupt/

Adjective

abrupt m or n (feminine singular abrupt?, masculine plural abrup?i, feminine and neuter plural abrupte)

1. abrupt
2. extremely steep, near vertical

Declension

References

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

abrupt

1. abrupt, sudden

Declension

Adverb

abrupt

1. suddenly

Synonyms

• plötsligt