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adjective

Sudden adj.

Happening without previous notice or with very brief notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparation; immediate; instant; speedy. "O sudden wo!" "For fear of sudden death." "Sudden fear troubleth thee."

Hastly prepared or employed; quick; rapid. "Never was such a sudden scholar made." "The apples of Asphaltis, appearing goodly to the sudden eye."

Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate. (Obs.)

Synonyms: Unexpected; unusual; abrupt; unlooked-for.

noun

Sudden n. An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.

All of a sudden, On a sudden, Of a sudden, sooner than was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly. "How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost!" "He withdrew his opposition all of a sudden."

adverb

Sudden adv. Suddenly; unexpectedly. (R.) "Herbs of every leaf that sudden flowered."

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"Sudden" Quotes from Famous Books

... him drew the folds, And sheltered by a crag his station holds. But now the Sun at first peered gently forth, And thawed the chills of the uncanny North; Then in their turn his beams more amply plied, Till sudden heat the clown's endurance tried; Stripping himself, away his cloak he flung: The Sun from ...

— Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 3 • Various

... as if they had been expecting an attack to develop from our sector. At any rate they had been very much on the alert and their trenches were strongly held. This strength they disclosed to an extent which at once proved the futility of any attempt on our part to rush F12. It was not a case of a sudden burst of fire dying away rapidly. The General had instructed the C.O. to report to him by telephone at 2.50. At that hour there was not the slightest diminution apparent in the spray of bullets which was lashing our front. At least one machine-gun was ...

— The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 • F.L. Morrison

... brings a state of well feeling; in old age there is a constant feeling of a low balance of energy and mood, and the person is always on the verge of unpleasant feeling. In the great change periods of life—at puberty and the climacteric (or the menopause)—the sudden change in the activity of the sex organs may produce great alterations[2] in the coenaesthesia and therefore in the energy ...

— The Foundations of Personality • Abraham Myerson

... beyond his understanding. The little man's point was everywhere upon him and he thrusting blindly at the air. He might have been pinked a score times over, he was for all he knew. And then on a sudden his own point touched something. Next moment it was struck up to the ceiling. Some one called out "A hit." He saw the two seconds standing between the swords and a red scratch ...

— The Highwayman • H.C. Bailey

... Poet, too, was there, whose verse Was tender, musical, and terse; The inspiration, the delight, The gleam, the glory, the swift flight, Of thoughts so sudden, that they seem The revelations of a dream, All these were his; but with them came No envy of another's fame; He did not find his sleep less sweet For music in some neighboring street, Nor rustling hear ...

— Tales of a Wayside Inn • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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