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precipitously in WordNet English dictionary

adverb

abruptly; in a precipitous manner
"the mountains rose precipitously from the shore"
precipitously precipitously
very suddenly and to a great degree
"conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply"
precipitously sharply precipitously sharply

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precipitously in English Wiktionary

(adverb) abruptly; in a precipitous manner

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