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suddenness |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sudden \Sud"den\, a. [OE. sodian, sodein OF sodain, sudain, F. soudain, L. subitaneus, fr subitus sudden, that has come unexpectedly, p. p. of subire to come on to steal upon sub under secretly + ire to go See {Issue}, and cf {Subitaneous}.] 1. Happening without previous notice or with very brief notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparation; immediate; instant; speedy. ``O sudden wo!'' --Chaucer. ``For fear of sudden death.'' --Shak. Sudden fear troubleth thee. --Job xxii. 10. 2. Hastly prepared or employed; quick; rapid. Never was such a sudden scholar made --Shak. The apples of Asphaltis, appearing goodly to the sudden eye. --Milton. 3. Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: Unexpected; unusual; abrupt; unlooked-for. -- {Sud"den*ly}, adv -- {Sud"den*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: suddenness n : the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning [syn: {abruptness}, {precipitateness}, {precipitance}, {precipitancy}]
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