sudden
Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.
Example
“The sudden drop in temperature left everyone cold and confused.”
Other meanings
Hastily prepared or employed; quick; rapid.
Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate.
Related words
- all of a sudden
- sudden victory
- sudden death
- Yunnan sudden death syndrome
- suddenly
- suddenness
- suddenism
- supersudden
- sudden oak death
- sudden death syndrome
- suddenty
- suddenwoven
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "sodeyn".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sudden” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.