Precipitously
Precipitously adverb - With excessive or careless speed.
Usage example: the sight of swimmers exiting the water precipitously when some joker shouted “Shark!”
Suddenly and precipitously are semantically related. in short topic. In some cases you can use "Suddenly" instead an adverb "Precipitously".
Suddenly
Suddenly adverb - With great suddenness.
Precipitously and suddenly are semantically related. You can use "Precipitously" instead an adverb "Suddenly".
Nearby Words: sudden, suddenness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- short and precipitously
- short and suddenly
- immediately and precipitously
- immediately and suddenly
- headlong and precipitously
- headlong and suddenly
- quickly and precipitously
- quickly and suddenly
- recklessly and precipitously
- recklessly and suddenly
- speedily and precipitously
- speedily and suddenly
- swiftly and precipitously
- swiftly and suddenly
Both words in one sentence
- In Master of Orion, it is possible for a particular star system to suddenly acquire a bad case of Space Pirates, with the result that trade revenues start to drop precipitously all over the galaxy.
Source: More Criminals Than Targets
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