precipitously
adverb
uk/prɪˈsɪp.ɪ.təs.li/us/priːˈsɪp.ə.t̬əs.li/precipitouslyadverb(QUICKLY)
veryquicklyorsuddenly:
Fundofficialsadvisedclientsnot toactprecipitously.
Thepriceofsharesdroppedprecipitously with thenewsofpoorsalesfigures.
at a fast speed
- fastHe drives too fast for my liking.
- quicklyThe problem needs to be solved as quickly as possible.
- swiftlyHe left and returned swiftly.
- brisklyWe walked briskly through the park.
- precipitouslyShare prices dropped precipitously on the economic news.
- Spending onenergyresearchhasdroppedprecipitously.
- Rentsacrossthecountyhaverisenprecipitously in the lastdecade.
- I amfartoocautiousa man thesedaystoactprecipitously.
Fast and rapid
- (at) full speed/tilt/peltidiom
- apace
- as fast asyourlegs would carryyouidiom
- as ifit isgoing out of styleidiom
- at a rate of knotsidiom
- fleet
- hypersonic
- in the twinkling of an eyeidiom
- Jack Robinson
- lickety-split
- lightning
- like a shotidiom
- prompt
- souped-up
- spread like wildfireidiom
- streak
- super-express
- superfast
- swift
- wildfire
precipitouslyadverb(STEEPLY)
in a way that is verysteep:
陡然地,险峻地Cliffs oftenriseprecipitously from thesea.悬崖往往从海中陡然升起。
Thepathsnakesprecipitously down thesideof a 1,000-foot red-rockcliff.这条路沿着1000英尺的红岩悬崖陡然蜿蜒而下。
- Thetowniscrammedonto athinstripbetweencliffsandsea, themountainsrisingprecipitously behind.
- Wedrovethrough the Upper Town anddescended, precipitously, arockroadthatrunsstraightto theriver.
- The house'sterraceisperchedprecipitously above thewater.
Geography: hills & mountains
- acclivity
- craggy
- escarpment
- esker
- highlands
- landform
- Marilyn
- mesa
- mid-ocean ridge
- motte
- pinnacle
- precipitous
- scarp
- slope
- spur
- steep
- the Adirondack Mountains
- the Alaska Range
- the Alps
- the Andes
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