'Suddenly' definitions:
Definition of 'suddenly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side" [syn: suddenly, all of a sudden, of a sudden]
adverb
adverb
On impulse; without premeditation; "he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"; "he made up his mind suddenly" [syn: on the spur of the moment, suddenly]
Definition of 'Suddenly'
From: GCIDE
- 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. "O sudden wo!" --Chaucer. "For fear of sudden death." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Sudden fear troubleth thee. --Job xxii. 10. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hastly prepared or employed; quick; rapid. [1913 Webster]
- Never was such a sudden scholar made. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The apples of Asphaltis, appearing goodly to the sudden eye. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Unexpected; unusual; abrupt; unlooked-for. [1913 Webster] -- {Sud"den*ly}, adv. -- {Sud"den*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'suddenly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a corps perdu,
- aback,
- abruptly,
- all at once,
- bang,
- by surprise,
- dash,
- feverishly,
- fleetingly,
- forthwith,
- hastily,
- head over heels,
- headfirst,
- headforemost,
- headlong,
- heels over head,
- hurriedly,
- impetuously,
- implausibly,
- improbably,
- impulsively,
- in a trice,
- instantaneously,
- instantly,
- like a flash,
- like a thunderbolt,
- momentarily,
- of a sudden,
- on short notice,
- plop,
- plump,
- plunk,
- pop,
- precipitantly,
- precipitately,
- precipitously,
- quickly,
- rapidly,
- rashly,
- recklessly,
- sharp,
- short,
- slap,
- slap-bang,
- smack,
- speedily,
- startlingly,
- sudden,
- surprisingly,
- swiftly,
- unanticipatedly,
- unaware,
- unawares,
- unexpectedly,
- unforeseeably,
- unpredictably,
- without notice,
- without warning