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