Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Abruptly \Ab*rupt"ly\, adv.
   1. In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the
      usual forms; suddenly.

   2. Precipitously.

   {Abruptly pinnate} (Bot.), pinnate without an odd leaflet, or
      other appendage, at the end. --Gray.

Source : WordNet®

abruptly
     adv : quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" [syn: {suddenly},
            {short}, {dead}]