Abruptly and Continuously

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Abruptly adverb - With great suddenness.

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Continuously is an antonym for abruptly.

Nearby Words: abrupt, abruptness, abruption

Continuously adverb - At every point.

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Abruptly is an antonym for continuously in evenly topic.

In the I Love Lucy episode featuring them returning home from Hollywood by train, Lucy continuously pulls on the emergency brake which causes the train to abruptly and violently stop.

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