precipitously
adverb/prɪˈsɪpɪtəsli/
/prɪˈsɪpɪtəsli/
(formal)- in a way that is very steep, high and often dangerous
- The land dropped precipitously down to the rocky shore.
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- suddenly and to a very great extent
- The dollar plunged precipitously.
- very quickly, and without enough thought or care synonym hastily (2)
- We don't want to act precipitously.
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