† ˈsubitous, a. Obs.
[f. L. subitus (see subite) + -ous.]
Sudden.
| 1657 W. Morice Coena quasi κοινὴ 341 We find conversion..under the notion of such things as are not onely subitous but instantaneous. 1665 G. Harvey Advice agst. Plague 3 An universal Lassitude, or Subitous soreness of all one's Limbs. |