OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 12379

sudden

/ˈsʌdn̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
brusco • repentino • subitáneo • súbito
Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.
I stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path that, I cal'lated, might lead to the road I was hunting for. It twisted an…
The sudden drop in temperature left everyone cold and confused.
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