Word Used To Mean Brusque Precipitous Steep Or Sudden Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ABRUPT which was last seen in the Telegraph Herculis crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: ABRUPT

Updated: October 12, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	6		Exact Match!
2	44%	5		Word for a dossier or solicitor, also used to mean brusque in manner, short in duration or concise
3	43%	6		Word meaning 'steep' or 'precipitous'

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "ABRUPT" which means:

adjective satellite

• Marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
• Exceedingly sudden and unexpected
• Dangerously steep
• Surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner

noun

• Something which is abrupt; an abyss.

verb

• To tear off or asunder.
• To interrupt suddenly.

adjective

• Broken away (from restraint).
• Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
• Curt in manner.
• Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.
• Broken off.
• Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.
• Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.

An example sentence would be:

• "The abrupt change in weather took everyone by surprise."
• "He made an abrupt turn and walked away without saying a word."

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Clue Last Found In...

Source	#Number	Answer
Telegraph Herculis09 Jan 2023	Down 23
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