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subitany

subitany adjective: sudden; hasty.

Adjective

subitany (comparative more subitany, superlative most subitany)

  1. (obsolete) Sudden; hasty.
    • This which I now have commented is very subitany, and I fear confused Mr. Bagley , who was by me all the time I wrote it, would not conceive, that the frequent discourses betwixt his little son and himself, could be an hinderance to me1659, John Hales, Golden Remains of the Ever Memorable Mr. John Hales

Forms of subitany

comparativemore subitany
superlativemost subitany

Origin of subitany

See subitaneous.

Questions about subitany

What does subitany mean?
Subitany means sudden; hasty.
What part of speech is subitany?
Subitany is an adjective.

Words near subitany in the dictionary

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

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