suddenly

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Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb happening unexpectedly
  2. adverb quickly and without warning
  3. adverb on impulse; without premeditation

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

all of a sudden, of a sudden

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