Abrupt
Crossword Clue and Answers

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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Evening Standard Quick Crossword.

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Publications

  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Tuesday, 7 Dec 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Wednesday, 17 Nov 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Thursday, 4 Nov 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Tuesday, 14 Sep 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Friday, 3 Sep 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Saturday, 10 Jul 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Tuesday, 6 Jul 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Tuesday, 1 Jun 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Thursday, 20 May 2021
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Wednesday, 19 May 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Thursday, 13 May 2021
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Thursday, 18 Mar 2021

Crossword Answers

4 letters

CURT
Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

5 letters

TERSE
Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

SHORT
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory"

SHARP
Quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"

6 letters

SUDDEN
Happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure"

7 letters

BRUSQUE
Marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

11 letters

PRECIPITOUS
Extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"

PRECIPITATE
Hurl or throw violently; "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"

12 letters

DISCONNECTED
Having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"

13 letters

UNCEREMONIOUS
Without due formalities; "unceremonious dismissal from office"