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Vinony

abruptness

noun

  1. brevity/curtness/brusqueness (especially in writing/speech/manner)
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Pronunciation: /əˈbɹʌp.nəs/ / /əˈbɹʌpt.nəs/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin abrumpō Latin abruptusbor. English abrupt Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English abruptness From abrupt + -ness.

  1. The state of being abrupt or broken
  2. Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.

    “So be neither diffuse with damp and slippery words nor blunt the edge of your discourse by abruptness of style. Study in particular the purest period of style, that those who move only to Ciceronian rhythm call you not a Celt.”