Sudden /(?)/
Sud·den
Sudden
a.
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Happening without previous notice or with very brief notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparation; immediate; instant; speedy.
Sudden fear troubleth thee.
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Hastly prepared or employed; quick; rapid.
Never was such a sudden scholar made.
The apples of Asphaltis, appearing goodly to the sudden eye.
- Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate. [Obs.]
Sudden
adv.
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Suddenly; unexpectedly. [R.]
Herbs of every leaf that sudden flowered.
Sudden
n.
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An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost!
He withdrew his opposition all of a sudden.
Phrases & Compounds
- All of a sudden
- sooner than was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly.