Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.
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Uncivil; rude; wanting in courtesy or good manners; uncourteous.
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Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.
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Same as Brusque.
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Same as Brusque.
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Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style.
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Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style.
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Like a cad; lowbred and presuming.
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Like a cad; lowbred and presuming.
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Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer.
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Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer.
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Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude.
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Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude.
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Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.
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Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.
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Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.
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Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.
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Wanting in respect; manifesting disesteem or lack of respect; uncivil; as, disrespectful behavior.
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Wanting in respect; manifesting disesteem or lack of respect; uncivil; as, disrespectful behavior.
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Not gracious; showing no grace or kindness; being without good will; unfeeling.
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Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant.
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Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant.
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