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subitaneously en · ADV

Etymology

From subitaneous + -ly.

Meanings

1. (formal) suddenly
   • 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:
   • 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.:

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