The movement had its effect, and a step was gained toward the edge of the muddy shelf that terminated abruptly in eight feet of water.
James Oliver Curwood, A Gentleman of Courage
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Merriam-Webster
— in an abrupt manner : in a sudden and unexpected way
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Macmillan
— in a sudden, unexpected and often unsatisfactory way
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Usage
1 use of ‘abruptly’ in A Gentleman of Courage, by James Oliver Curwood