marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; abrupt prose

[ Syn: disconnected ]

exceedingly sudden and unexpected; came to an abrupt stop; an abrupt change in the weather'

extremely steep; an abrupt canyon; the precipitous rapids of the upper river; the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings; a sharp drop

[ Syn: precipitous , sharp ]

surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; an abrupt reply'