sudden

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  1. adjective Happening without warning; unforeseen: a sudden storm.
  2. adjective Characterized by hastiness; abrupt or rash: a sudden decision. See Synonyms at impetuous.
  3. adjective Characterized by rapidity; quick and swift.
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  • SP: It drives me, here is this guy, who had no record, and all if a sudden is a major player in the 154-pound division, with most of the critics who don't even rate me as they should, but at the same time they give him a lot of credit. —  Doghouse Boxing News
  • It's just like the abusive credit card holders, who think they're doomed, and all of a sudden are able to finagle another card from another "good guy" creditor. —  Mesabi Daily News
  • He's saying why all the sudden is there a huge boom in autism!!! —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • Peope like Shabir Shaik did jail time because of this case and to come and say they do not have evidence all of a sudden is an insult to us. —  IOL: News
  • SO, my 4 paymenzt option now all of a sudden is a 2 payment option and the adjustable rate, I cannot benefit, now that interest rates are low.
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  1. Middle English sodain, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *subitānus, from Latin subitāneus, from subitus, from past participle of subīre, to approach stealthily : sub-, secretly; see sub- + īre, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English also suddain, soudaine, sodeine, from Middle English sodain, sodein, sodeyn, soden, sodene, from Old French sodain, sodeyne, sudain, soubdain, soudain, French soudain = Provencal sobtan, subtan, subitan = Spanish subitáneo = Portuguese subitaneo = Italian subitaneo, subitano, sudden, from Latin subitaneus, Middle Latin also subitanius, sudden, from subitus, sudden, literally that which has come stealthily, orig. past participle of subire, come or go stealthily, from sub, under, + ire, go: see iter. Cf. subitaneous.
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