suddenly
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sudden/ˈsʌdn/
▶adjective occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly.
– phrases
(all) of a sudden (or archaic on a sudden) suddenly.
(all) of a sudden (or archaic on a sudden) suddenly.
– derivatives
suddenly adverb,
suddenness noun.
suddenly adverb,
suddenness noun.
– origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. sudein, from an alt. of L. subitaneus, from subitus ‘sudden’.
'suddenly' also found in these Oxford entries:
air pocket
- anti-lock
- aposiopesis
- axe
- backdraught
- bandwagon
- bang
- blinding
- blow
- blurt
- boing
- bolt
- boo
- bottom
- brainstorm
- breach
- break
- breakout
- burst
- catapult
- catch
- click
- collapse
- come
- cover
- crack
- crash
- crumple
- culture shock
- cut
- dart
- decamp
- deflate
- depose
- dive
- drop
- dump
- ejaculate
- eject
- erupt
- eruption
- exclaim
- explode
- fillip
- finger
- flame
- flare
- flash tube
- flip
- flurry
