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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sudden \Sud"den\, a. [OE. sodian, sodein, OF. sodain, sudain, F.
     soudain, L. subitaneus, fr. subitus sudden, that has come
     unexpectedly, p. p. of subire to come on, to steal upon; sub
     under, secretly + ire to go. See Issue, and cf.
     Subitaneous.]
     1. Happening without previous notice or with very brief
        notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common
        preparation; immediate; instant; speedy. ``O sudden wo!''
        --Chaucer. ``For fear of sudden death.'' --Shak.
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              Sudden fear troubleth thee.           --Job xxii.
                                                    10.
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     2. Hastly prepared or employed; quick; rapid.
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              Never was such a sudden scholar made. --Shak.
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              The apples of Asphaltis, appearing goodly to the
              sudden eye.                           --Milton.
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     3. Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     Syn: Unexpected; unusual; abrupt; unlooked-for.
          [1913 Webster] -- Sud"den*ly, adv. -- Sud"den*ness,
          n.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sudden \Sud"den\, a. [OE. sodian, sodein, OF. sodain, sudain, F.
     soudain, L. subitaneus, fr. subitus sudden, that has come
     unexpectedly, p. p. of subire to come on, to steal upon; sub
     under, secretly + ire to go. See Issue, and cf.
     Subitaneous.]
     1. Happening without previous notice or with very brief
        notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common
        preparation; immediate; instant; speedy. ``O sudden wo!''
        --Chaucer. ``For fear of sudden death.'' --Shak.
  
              Sudden fear troubleth thee.           --Job xxii.
                                                    10.
  
     2. Hastly prepared or employed; quick; rapid.
  
              Never was such a sudden scholar made. --Shak.
  
              The apples of Asphaltis, appearing goodly to the
              sudden eye.                           --Milton.
  
     3. Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     Syn: Unexpected; unusual; abrupt; unlooked-for. --
          Sud"den*ly, adv. -- Sud"den*ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  suddenly
       adv 1: happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in
              her side" [syn: all of a sudden, of a sudden]
       2: quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" [syn: abruptly,
           short, dead]
       3: on impulse; without premeditation; "he decided to go to
          Chicago on the spur of the moment"; "he made up his mind
          suddenly" [syn: on the spur of the moment]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  suddenly
     Αγγλικά adv.
     ξαφνικά, αιφνιδίως

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  suddenly
     adv.
     Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  suddenly
     adv.
     Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  suddenly
     adv.
     Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  suddenly
     adv.
     Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  suddenly
     Englanti adv.
     yhtäkkiä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  suddenly
     Engelska adv.
     (avledning en sudden adj); plötsligt

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  suddenly /sˈʌdənli/
  skielik

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Suddenly /sˈʌdənli/
  فجأة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  suddenly //ˈsʌdn̩li// 
  внеза́пно, ненаде́йно
  happening quickly and with little or no warning