sudden
(adjective) happening without warning or in a short space of time; “a sudden storm”; “a sudden decision”; “a sudden cure”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sudden (comparative more sudden, superlative most sudden)
Happening quickly and with little or no warning.
(obsolete) Hastily prepared or employed; quick; rapid.
(obsolete) Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate.
• (happening quickly): abrupt, precipitous, subitaneous; see also sudden
• (hasty, rash): hotheaded, impetuous, impulsive; see also reckless
• (happening quickly): gradual; see also gradual
• (all): unsudden
sudden (comparative more sudden, superlative most sudden)
(poetic) Suddenly.
sudden (plural suddens)
(obsolete) An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
Source: Wiktionary
Sud"den, a. Etym: [OE. sodian, sodein, OF. sodain, sudain, F. soudain, L. subitaneus, fr. subitus sudden, that has come unexpectedly, p.p. of subire to come on, to steal upon; sub under, secretly + ire to go. See Issue, and cf. Subitaneous.]
1. Happening without previous notice or with very brief notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparation; immediate; instant; speedy. "O sudden wo!" Chaucer. "For fear of sudden death." Shak. Sudden fear troubleth thee. Job xxii. 10.
2. Hastly prepared or employed; quick; rapid. Never was such a sudden scholar made. Shak. The apples of Asphaltis, appearing goodly to the sudden eye. Milton.
3. Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate. [Obs.] Shak.
Syn.
– Unexpected; unusual; abrupt; unlooked-for.
– Sud"den*ly, adv.
– Sud"den*ness, n.
Sud"den, adv.
Definition: Suddenly; unexpectedly. [R.] Herbs of every leaf that sudden flowered. Milton.
Sud"den, n.
Definition: An unexpected occurrence; a surprise. All of a sudden, On a sudden, Of a sudden, sooner than was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly. How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost! Milton. He withdrew his opposition all of a sudden. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
