English Online Dictionary. What means suddenly? What does suddenly mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English sodenly, sodeynly, sodeinliche, sodaynlyche; equivalent to sudden + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsʌdn̩li/
Adverb
suddenly (comparative more suddenly, superlative most suddenly)
- Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.
- Synonym: all of a sudden
- Antonym: unsuddenly
Alternative forms
- sodeinly (obsolete)
Derived terms
- suddenliness