Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness
(noun) an abrupt discourteous manner
abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness
(noun) the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
abruptness, precipitousness, steepness
(noun) the property possessed by a slope that is very steep
Source: WordNet® 3.1
abruptness (usually uncountable, plural abruptnesses)
The state of being abrupt or broken [First attested in the early 17th century.]
Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
• (suddenness): spontaneity, subitaneousness; see also suddenness
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*rupt"ness, n.
1. The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness.
2. Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as, abruptness of style or manner.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.