Definition of sudden Sudden
/sʌˈdʌn/ - [sudun] - sud•den
We found 12 definitions of sudden from 6 different sources.
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What does sudden mean?
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Adjectivesudden, suddenner, suddennest |
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| sudden - happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure" | ||
| gradual proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices" | ||
| fast (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time; "a fast lens" | ||
| abrupt surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply" | ||
| choppy, jerky rough with small waves; "choppy seas" | ||
| emergent coming into existence; "an emergent republic" | ||
| explosive serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst; "an explosive device"; "explosive gas"; "explosive force"; "explosive violence"; "an explosive temper" | ||
| fulminant sudden and severe; "fulminant pain"; "fulminant fever" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sudden (a.)
Happening without previous notice or with very brief notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparation; immediate; instant; speedy. - sudden (a.)
Hastly prepared or employed; quick; rapid. - sudden (a.)
Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate. - sudden (adv.)
Suddenly; unexpectedly. - sudden (n.)
An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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sudden
Happening quickly and with little or no warning.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sudden
sud′en, adj. unexpected: hasty: abrupt.—adv. Sud′denly.—n. Sud′denness, (Scot.) Sud′denty.—On a sudden, Of a sudden, suddenly, sooner than was expected. [O. Fr. sodain—L. subitaneus, sudden—subitus, coming stealthily—sub, up, īre, ītum, to go.]
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🔤- sudden, noun, singular of suddens.
- sudden, adjective.
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