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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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