subitaneous

== English == === Etymology === From Latin subitaneus. Doublet of sudden. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪniəs === Adjective === subitaneous (comparative more subitaneous, superlative most subitaneous) (obsolete) Sudden; suddenly done or made. (of the young of a species) Immediately developing (as contrasted with e.g. diapausing). ==== Synonyms ==== abrupt, precipitous, spontaneous; see also Thesaurus:sudden ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “subitaneous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.