Definition of Sudden

Sud´den
a.1.Happening without previous notice or with very brief notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparation; immediate; instant; speedy.
Sudden fear troubleth thee.
- Job xxii. 10.
2.Hastly prepared or employed; quick; rapid.
Never was such a sudden scholar made.
- Shak.
3.Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate.
adv.1.Suddenly; unexpectedly.
Herbs of every leaf that sudden flowered.
- Milton.
n.1.An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
All of a sudden
sooner than was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly.


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