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adjectivesubitany (comparative more subitany, superlative most subitany)
comparative more subitany · superlative most subitany
- obsoleteSudden; hasty.
This which I now have commented is very subitany, and I fear confused Mr. Bagley , who was by me all the time I wrote it, would not conceive, that the frequent discourses betwixt his little son and himself, could be an hinderance to me
1659, John Hales, Golden Remains of the Ever Memorable Mr. John Hales
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subitany. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subitany
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“subitany.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subitany. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subitany,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subitany.
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