adverb
- Without any warning: abruptly, short. Idioms: all of a sudden. See fast/slow/velocity.
suddenly
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IN BRIEF: adv. - Quickly and without warning.
Suddenly, as rare things will, it vanished.
— Elizabeth Browning
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The adverb has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
happening unexpectedly
Synonyms: all of a sudden, of a sudden
Meaning #2:
quickly and without warning
Synonyms: abruptly, short, dead
Derived from adjective: sudden (meaning #1)
Meaning #3:
on impulse; without premeditation
Synonym: on the spur of the moment
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