n. [ Ar. sadd barrier. ] A tangled mass of floating vegetal matter obstructing navigation. [ Central Africa ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
adv. Suddenly; unexpectedly. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Herbs of every leaf that sudden flowered. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An unexpected occurrence; a surprise. [ 1913 Webster ]
All of a sudden,
On a sudden,
Of a sudden
How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
He withdrew his opposition all of a sudden. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ 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. ]
Sudden fear troubleth thee. Job xxii. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]
Never was such a sudden scholar made. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The apples of Asphaltis, appearing goodly to the sudden eye. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ Cf. F. soudaineté. ] Suddenness; a sudden. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
On a suddenty,