precipitously

Adverb

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

Adv

In a precipitous manner.
Abruptly; quickly.
In a precipitous manner.
At a sharp upwards angle.

Origin / Etymology

From precipitous + -ly.

Synonyms

sharply

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