sudden
adjective
[ ˈsʌd(ə)n ]
• occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning.
• "a sudden bright flash"
Similar:
unexpected,
unforeseen,
unanticipated,
unlooked-for,
without warning,
without notice,
not bargained for,
immediate,
instantaneous,
instant,
precipitous,
precipitate,
abrupt,
rapid,
swift,
lightning,
quick,
hurried,
sharp,
without delay,
sudden
adverb
• suddenly.
• "sudden there swooped an eagle downward"
Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French sudein, from an alteration of Latin subitaneus, from subitus ‘sudden’.
