Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.
Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
Curt in manner.
Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.
Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.
Something which is abrupt; an abyss.
To interrupt suddenly.
Going nowhere; blocked.
To come to a dead-end.
A road with no exit.
A position that offers no hope of progress.