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English Dictionary: sudden	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for sudden
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sudden adj happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure" Antonym(s): gradual
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sudden \Sud"den\, adv. Suddenly; unexpectedly. [R.] Herbs of every leaf that sudden flowered. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sudden \Sud"den\, 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! --Milton. He withdrew his opposition all of a sudden. --Thackeray.
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. [bd]O sudden wo![b8] --Chaucer. [bd]For fear of sudden death.[b8] --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"denly}, adv. -- {Sud"denness}, n.