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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Abruptness \Ab*rupt"ness\, noun
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) 2.0 [wn]:
abruptness
noun
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}]
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