pludselig — meaning in English

English meaning

• abrupt adj Happening suddenly and without warning.
• overnight adv Throughout the night, or during the course of one night.
• sudden adj Happening quickly, with little or no warning.

Senses

pludselig is used for these senses in English:

• abrupt Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
• all of a sudden (set phrase, colloquial) Suddenly, quickly, without warning.
• overnight (figurative) In a very short (but unspecified) amount of time.
• sudden Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.

abrupt — full definition

1. adj Happening suddenly and without warning.
2. adj Blunt or curt in manner, verging on rude.
3. adj Very steep, as if broken off sharply.

overnight — full definition

1. adv Throughout the night, or during the course of one night.
2. adv Very suddenly, within an unexpectedly short time.
3. adj Happening or lasting through the night.
4. verb To stay somewhere for the night.

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