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suddener

suddener is the comparative form of sudden.

Meaning of sudden

Adjective

sudden (comparative suddener, superlative suddenest)

  1. Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.
    • The sudden drop in temperature left everyone cold and confused.
    Synonyms:
    abrupt
  2. (obsolete) Hastily prepared or employed; quick; rapid.
    • Never was such a sudden scholar made.c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, act 1, scene 1
  3. (obsolete) Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate.
    • I have no joy of this contract to-night: / It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden;c. 1591–1595, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, act 2, scene 2
    Synonyms:
    hotheaded

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Questions about suddener

What is suddener the comparative form of?
Suddener is the comparative form of sudden.

Words near suddener in the dictionary

  1. sudden unexpected death syndrome
  2. sudden unexplained death syndrome
  3. sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome
  4. sudden victories
  5. sudden victory
  6. suddener
  7. suddenest
  8. suddenism
  9. suddenisms
  10. suddenliness
  11. suddenly

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