English Explanatory Dictionary

suddenly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌd.ən.li/ [sʌd.n̩.li] en-us-suddenly.ogg

Word forms

suddenly more suddenly most suddenly sodeinly

Etymology

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

Synonyms

all of a sudden

Antonyms

unsuddenly

Derived words

suddenliness
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