| short | (adverb) in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner | Synonyms: curtly, shortly |
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| (adverb) at a disadvantage | Synonyms: unawares |
| (adverb) so as to interrupt | - |
| (adverb) at some point or distance before a goal is reached | - |
| (adverb) clean across | - |
| (adverb) without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold | - |
| (adverb) quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation | Synonyms: abruptly, all of a sudden, dead, of a sudden, on the spur of the moment, suddenly |