supersudden

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

super- +‎ sudden

Adjective[edit]

supersudden (comparative more supersudden, superlative most supersudden)

  1. (rare) Very sudden; with little or no warning.
    • 1945, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers 1945: Volume 110[1], Superintendent of Government Documents, page 788:
      Whether this is true, or to what extent the transmitted load may be lessened by a supersudden load, as compared to just a sudden load, is not known.