suddenly

adverbcommon in dialogue

//ˈsʌd.ən.li//
/[sʌd.n̩.li]/

Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

adverb

1
Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.
Suddenly, the heavens opened and we all got drenched.
They've suddenly decided to sell the house.
The king before he would take his voyage, sent the Erle of Huntyngdon to ſerche and ſcowre the Seas, leaſt any Frenchmen lyeng in wayte for him might attrap him sodeinly, or he had any knowledge of their ſetting forward.
Shannon Spann had an infant, Jake, to care for and two stepdaughters to suddenly raise by herself.

Etymology

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

Forms

comparative: more suddenly
superlative: most suddenly

sudan · A traditional Korean punch, made from boiled rice flour cakes…Sudan · A country in North Africa and East Africa.sudden · Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation;…

suddenly · Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

sue · To file a legal action against someone, generally a…Sue · A diminutive of the female given name Susan and of related…suffer · To undergo hardship.

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