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suddenly

sud·denly

UK/ˈsʌd.ən.li/ US/sʌd.n̩.li/ common

adverb

1.

happening unexpectedly

  • “suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side”
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2.

quickly and without warning

  • “he stopped suddenly”
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3.

on impulse; without premeditation

  • “he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment”
  • “he made up his mind suddenly”
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English sodenly, sodeynly, sodeinliche, sodaynlyche; equivalent to sudden + -ly.

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