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Definitions for Suddenly
[1] happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack.
[2] occurring without transition from the previous form, state, etc.; abrupt: a sudden turn.
[3] impetuous; rash.
[4] Archaic . quickly made or provided.
[5] Obsolete . unpremeditated.
[6] Literary . suddenly.
[7] Obsolete . an unexpected occasion or occurrence.
[8] all of a sudden , without warning; unexpectedly; suddenly. Also on a sudden .
[9] quickly and without warning; unexpectedly
[10] occurring or performed quickly and without warning
[11] marked by haste; abrupt
[12] rare rash; precipitate
[13] archaic an abrupt occurrence or the occasion of such an occurrence (in the phrase on a sudden )
[14] all of a sudden without warning; unexpectedly
[15] mainly poetic without warning; suddenly
Words related to Suddenly
suddenquickly, swiftly, abruptly, short, aback, forthwith, sudden, unaware, unawares
Words nearby Suddenly
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Origin of Suddenly
1250–1300; Middle English sodain (adj. and adv.) < Middle French < Latin subitāneus going or coming stealthily, equivalent to subit(us ) sudden, taking by surprise (see subito) + -āneus composite adj. suffix, equivalent to -ān(us ) -an + -eus -eous
Other words from Suddenly
sud·den·ly , adverb
sud·den·ness , noun
Word origin for Suddenly
C13: via French from Late Latin subitāneus, from Latin subitus unexpected, from subīre to happen unexpectedly, from sub- secretly + īre to go
Synonyms for Suddenly
abruptly, all of a sudden, quickly, swiftly, short, aback, all at once, asudden, forthwith, on spur of moment, sudden, unanticipatedly, unaware, unawares, without warning