precipitously

pre·cip·i·tous  (pr-sp-ts)

adj.

1. Resembling a precipice; extremely steep. See Synonyms at steep¹.

2. Having several precipices: a precipitous bluff.

3. Usage Problem Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate: "The change has included a precipitous collapse of Communist authority" (New York Times). See Usage Note at precipitate.

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[Probably from obsolete precipitious, from Latin praecipitium, precipice; see precipice.]

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pre·cipi·tous·ly adv.

pre·cipi·tous·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	precipitously - very suddenly and to a great degree; "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply" sharply
	2.	precipitously - abruptly; in a precipitous manner; "the mountains rose precipitously from the shore"

Translations

precipitously [prɪˈsɪpɪtəslɪ] ADV

1. (= steeply) the road fell away precipitously → la carretera descendía vertiginosamente
prices have dropped precipitously → los precios han caído vertiginosamente

2. (= hastily) → precipitadamente, apresuradamente

precipitously [prɪˈsɪpɪtəsli] adv

(= steeply) → à pic

(= suddenly) [fall] → vertigineusement

(= quickly) → à la hâte

precipitously

adv

(= steeply) → steil; to fall away precipitously (ground etc) → senkrecht or jäh abfallen

(= hastily) → überstürzt

precipitously [prɪˈsɪpɪtəslɪ] adv → precipitosamente