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subitaneously

subitaneously adverb: suddenly.

Adverb

subitaneously (comparative more subitaneously, superlative most subitaneously)

  1. (formal) suddenly
    • It consists in a sudden accumulation of blood in the vessels, and a general plethora of the system, which manifests itself subitaneously.1845, The Veterinary record, and Transactions of the Veterinary Medical Association.
    • The ear of the appalled adventurers was subitaneously invaded, and their attention averted from the contemplation of sleeping beauty, by a shrill and bursting crash of earthly music.1851, Robert Bigsby, Old Places Revisited, or The Antiquarian's Enthusiast

Forms of subitaneously

comparativemore subitaneously
superlativemost subitaneously

Origin of subitaneously

From subitaneous + -ly.

Questions about subitaneously

What does subitaneously mean?
Subitaneously means suddenly.
What part of speech is subitaneously?
Subitaneously is an adverb.

Words near subitaneously in the dictionary

  1. subisotypes
  2. subisotyping
  3. subissue
  4. subissues
  5. subitaneous
  6. subitaneously
  7. subitaneousness
  8. subitany
  9. subitary
  10. subitem
  11. subitems

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