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precipitously

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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.
[Probably from obsolete precipitious, from Latin praecipitium, precipice; see precipice.]
pre·cipi·tous·ly adv.
pre·cipi·tous·ness n.
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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"
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The mountain fell off precipitously in front of the terrace, and the approach by its sides, under the ridge of the rocks, was difficult and a little dangerous.
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