Associations to the word «Precipitously»
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Wiktionary
PRECIPITOUSLY, adverb. Abruptly; in a precipitous manner
Dictionary definition
PRECIPITOUSLY, adverb. Very suddenly and to a great degree; "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply".
PRECIPITOUSLY, adverb. Abruptly; in a precipitous manner; "the mountains rose precipitously from the shore".
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.