Precipitously Definition & Meaning
precipitously
- adverb
- very suddenly and to a great degree; "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply"
- abruptly; in a precipitous manner; "the mountains rose precipitously from the shore"
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- What does precipitously mean?
- very suddenly and to a great degree; "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply" abruptly; in a precipitous manner; "the mountains rose precipitously from the shore"
- What part of speech is precipitously?
- Precipitously is an adverb.
- How many definitions does precipitously have?
- Precipitously has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adverb).