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precipitously (adverb); more precipitously, most precipitously
1. Regarding how something happens abruptly and in a dangerously steep manner: The cliffs rose sharply and precipitously from the shore of the ocean.
2. Pertaining to something which occurs very suddenly and to a great degree: If a reduction or increase in stocks on the stock market happens precipitously, it happens extremely fast.
This entry is located in the following units: capit-, capt-, cap-, cep-, ceps-, chapt-, chef, cip- (page 5) pre-, prae- (page 4)