Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Abruptness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Abruptness \Ab*rupt"ness\, n.
1. The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness;
ruggedness; steepness.
2. Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as,
abruptness of style or manner.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
abruptness
n 1: an abrupt discourteous manner [syn: {brusqueness}, {curtness},
{gruffness}, {shortness}]
2: the property possessed by a slope that is very steep [syn: {precipitousness},
{steepness}] [ant: {gradualness}]
3: the quality of happening with headlong haste or without
warning [syn: {precipitateness}, {precipitance}, {precipitancy},
{suddenness}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.