# suddenly

Pronunciation: say "SUD-uhn-lee" /ˈsʌdn̩li/

## Adverb

1. In a manner that occurs quickly and with little or no warning.
   - Simple: In a way that happens fast and with little or no warning.
   - _The car ahead stopped suddenly, and he slammed on the brakes._
   - _Stock prices climbed suddenly after the company released its earnings._

## Origin

From Middle English sodenly (also spelled sodeynly and sodeinliche); it is simply "sudden" combined with the ending "-ly".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/suddenly (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).