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precipitously |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Precipitous \Pre*cip"i*tous\, a. [L. praeceps -cipitis: cf OF precipiteux See {Precipice}.] 1. Steep, like a precipice; as a precipitous cliff or mountain. 2. Headlong; as precipitous fall. 3. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as precipitous attempts. --Sir T. Browne. ``Marian's low precipitous `Hush!''' --Mrs. Browning. -- {Pre*cip"i*tous*ly}, adv -- {Pre*cip"i*tous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: precipitously adv 1: very suddenly and to a great degree; "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply" [syn: {sharply}] 2: abruptly; in a precipitous manner; "the mountains rose precipitously from the shore"
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