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suddenly

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sud·den  (sdn)
adj.
1. Happening without warning; unforeseen: a sudden storm.
2. Characterized by hastiness; abrupt or rash: a sudden decision. See Synonyms at impetuous.
3. Characterized by rapidity; quick and swift.
Idiom:
all of a sudden
Very quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.

[Middle English sodain, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *subitnus, from Latin subitneus, from subitus, from past participle of subre, to approach stealthily : sub-, secretly; see sub- + re, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]

sudden·ly adv.
sudden·ness n.

suddenly [ˈsʌdənlɪ]
adv
(sentence modifier) quickly and without warning; unexpectedly

suddenly


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It was as if each man were suddenly and momentarily turned to fire.
A decidedly vivid sensation of cold in the part of his body which was in contact with the pavement, suddenly aroused him and caused his spirit to return to the surface.
His dark morning clothes and rather abstracted air created an atmosphere of sombreness about him of which she was suddenly conscious.
 
 
 
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