Link Centre Dictionary

precipitously

pre·ci·pi·tously

US/pɹɪˈsɪ.pɪ.təs.li/ uncommon

adverb

1.

very suddenly and to a great degree

  • “conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate”
  • “prices rose sharply”
Synonyms
2.

abruptly; in a precipitous manner

  • “the mountains rose precipitously from the shore”

Origin

From precipitous + -ly.

Related words

Pertaining to

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.