| ADVERB | all | precipitously, sharply | very suddenly and to a great degree |
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| all | precipitously | abruptly |
| Sounds | priy.sih'pihtahsliy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | Very suddenly and to a great degree. | |
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| Example | "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate" | |
| Synonym | sharply | |
| Meaning | abruptly; in a precipitous manner. | |
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| Example | "the mountains rose precipitously from the shore" | |
| Spanish | abruptamente, afiladamente, agudamente, bruscamente, estrepitosamente, filosamente, precipitadamente, repentinamente | |
| Adjectives | precipitous | extremely steep |
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