ABRUPT, adj. Sudden, without ceremony, like the arrival of a cannon-shot and the departure of the soldier whose interests are most affected by it. Dr. Samuel Johnson beautifully said of another author's ideas that they were "concatenated without abruption."
2008 Update: Without prelude, like the failure of an investment or the success of a neighbor.
without warning, like the sudden realization of love:)
ReplyDeleteOH first, it was a hat trick! Proves im a good desi
ReplyDeleteabrupt - A painful condition in which the abdominal muscles rupture. Usually followed by a note from the health club reminding the victim their dues are 2 months in arears.
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ReplyDeleteAbrupt: I once had a brupt, later on I traded it in for a Chevy.
ReplyDeleteAbrupt: That old brupt was tempermental, always wanting to stop or start when I didn't.
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Jim: you shoulda got a Lert.
ReplyDeleteABRUPT, adj. Proof that no pit is bottomless, no fall is free. Stockbrokers leaping from World Trade Center windows were just seven years ahead of their 1929.
Apologies for irregular commenting. The amoeba is hoarding pencils and staking out his streetcorner.
Novomorphication without a cause.
ReplyDeleteAside to Amoeba: I used to want to be a lert. They are much in demand. You see signs for them all along the highways. Alas, I could never find a school for lert training.
Abrupt, inspired by fear.
ReplyDeleteGreat word, I like it. I didn't know it before.
Abrupt: without a tip off, hint, or clue... catching one by surprise, like when I put my hand into the truffle bag and find there's only one left.
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Have a good rest of the day, Douglas!!!!!!
TLP, many years ago (late 80s), the New Zealand Police distributed posters all over university campuses (and perhaps elsewhere) - full color glossies proclaiming
ReplyDeleteBE A LERT! THE WORLD NEEDS LERTS!
I couldn't believe my eyes. Thankfully for all concerned, the campaign the posters disappeared (ahem) with abruption.
Your definition is perfect.
ReplyDeleteAbrupt: Wednesday morning I had a home. Many documents signed later I had two checks
Though it took forever and a day it felt abrupt
The wedding instigated by the tip of a shot gun, and most likely not accompanied by a honeymoon.
ReplyDeleteAbrupt--usual style of HR(human resource) department,when passing out pink slips...accompanied with security escort to sidewalk.....Peace
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ReplyDeleteI don't know why anyone would want a brupt. A brupt is like a noyed -- best when done without.
ReplyDeleteAbrupt: curt, short and sweet.
ReplyDeleteAmhsirak, a good desi is a timely one?
ReplyDeletePoobah, my membership dues are current. My body is four years in arrears.
Bearish, Hobbes?
Jim, I hear they turn themselves on and off.
Amoeba, that there is some quality misanthropy.
There's always a cause, TLP. Usually a good one.
Ariel, I'm quite certain there must be a Magyarul equivalent. What precedes "invasion?"
My point exactly, JD. I mean, just 5 minutes earlier there were two? Who could see it coming?
Not abruptly enough, OC, apparently.
Pia, nowadays, giving up your home and getting two checks is rarer than it was. Good point, the accomplishment of whatever we struggled for is also abrupt.
The answer awaits, A-bell, at a better site.
Nope, Cooper. What awaits is wishing the old cuss had pulled the trigger.
Right, Bear. Better just to leave a note on your monitor and slip out quietly.
Good example, Icy. Cattus interruptus.
Hah, Ariel, that took a minute.
The bread of life to me, Quilly.
Righ...
Doug, the smell of bacon, of course.
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