abrupte
Dictionary entries
- Entry →abrupte:
Adverb
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
abruptly, suddenly; precipitously, steeply; hastily; rashly; here and there;
- Entry →abrumpo, abrumpere, abrupi, abruptus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
break (bonds); break off; tear asunder; cut through, sever; remove, separate;
voc. sg. perf. pass. part. - Entry →abruptus, abrupta -um, abruptior -or -us, abruptissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
precipitous, steep; hasty; rash; uncompromising, haughty, aloof; abrupt, sudden;; broken, disconnected, abrupt; stubborn;
voc. sg. (m.)
Examples
Liber IV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...iudex narrari nondum sciet. LXXIX. Quapropter, ut non abrupte cadere in narrationem, ita non obscure transcendere est optimum..."Liber III
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...quodcumque debet habere aliquam prohoemii speciem; neque enim abrupte nec unde libuit incipiendum, quia est aliquid in omni..."
