| abrupt | | |
| adj. | 1. abrupt, disconnected | marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions.; "abrupt prose" |
| ~ disconnected, staccato | (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply.; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes" |
| adj. | 2. abrupt | exceedingly sudden and unexpected.; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather" |
| ~ sudden | happening without warning or in a short space of time.; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure" |
| adj. | 3. abrupt, precipitous, sharp | extremely steep.; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop" |
| ~ steep | having a sharp inclination.; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs" |
| adj. | 4. abrupt | surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner.; "an abrupt reply" |
| ~ discourteous | showing no courtesy; rude.; "a distant and at times discourteous young" |
| meteoric | | |
| adj. (pertain) | 1. meteoric, meteorologic, meteorological | of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions.; "meteorological factors"; "meteorological chart"; "meteoric (or meteorological) phenomena" |
| adj. (pertain) | 2. meteoric | pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids.; "meteoric shower"; "meteoric impacts" |
| adj. | 3. meteoric | like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience.; "a meteoric rise to fame" |
| ~ fast | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly.; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" |
| quick | | |
| n. (body) | 1. quick | any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail). |
| ~ region, area | a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve.; "in the abdominal region" |
| adj. | 2. quick, speedy | accomplished rapidly and without delay.; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial" |
| ~ fast | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly.; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" |
| adj. | 3. fast, flying, quick | hurried and brief.; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" |
| ~ hurried | moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste.; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job" |
| adj. | 4. agile, nimble, quick, spry | moving quickly and lightly.; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" |
| ~ active | characterized by energetic activity.; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action" |
| adj. | 5. quick, ready | apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity.; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit" |
| ~ intelligent | having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree.; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" |
| adj. | 6. immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway | performed with little or no delay.; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" |
| ~ fast | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly.; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" |
| adj. | 7. quick, warm | easily aroused or excited.; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper" |
| ~ excitable | easily excited. |
| adv. | 8. promptly, quick, quickly | with little or no delay.; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" |
| spasmodic | | |
| adj. | 1. convulsive, spasmodic, spastic | affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm.; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements" |
| ~ unsteady | subject to change or variation.; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice" |
| adj. | 2. fitful, spasmodic | occurring in spells and often abruptly.; "fitful bursts of energy"; "spasmodic rifle fire" |
| ~ sporadic | recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances.; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids" |
| sudden | | |
| adj. | 1. sudden | happening without warning or in a short space of time.; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure" |
| ~ fast | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly.; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" |
| ~ abrupt | exceedingly sudden and unexpected.; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather" |
| ~ choppy, jerky | marked by abrupt transitions.; "choppy prose" |
| ~ emergent | occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action.; "emergent repair of an aorta" |
| ~ explosive | sudden and loud.; "an explosive laugh" |
| ~ fulminant | sudden and severe.; "fulminant pain"; "fulminant fever" |
| ~ sharp | very sudden and in great amount or degree.; "a sharp drop in the stock market" |
| impulse | | |
| n. (motive) | 1. impulse, urge | an instinctive motive.; "profound religious impulses" |
| ~ motivation, motive, need | the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior.; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives" |
| ~ abience | (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object. |
| ~ adience | (psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object. |
| ~ death instinct, death wish, thanatos | (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die. |
| ~ itchy feet, wanderlust | very strong or irresistible impulse to travel. |
| n. (feeling) | 2. caprice, impulse, whim | a sudden desire.; "he bought it on an impulse" |
| ~ desire | the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state. |
| n. (event) | 3. impulse, nerve impulse, nervous impulse, neural impulse | the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber.; "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus" |
| ~ electrical discharge | a discharge of electricity. |
| ~ action potential | the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted. |
| n. (event) | 4. impulse, pulsation, pulse, pulsing | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients).; "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star" |
| ~ electronics | the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices. |
| ~ undulation, wave | (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth. |
| n. (act) | 5. impetus, impulse, impulsion | the act of applying force suddenly.; "the impulse knocked him over" |
| ~ drive, driving force, thrust | the act of applying force to propel something.; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" |
| n. (attribute) | 6. impulse, momentum | an impelling force or strength.; "the car's momentum carried it off the road" |
| ~ forcefulness, force, strength | physical energy or intensity.; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man" |
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