What does precipitously mean?

precipitously means "very suddenly and to a great degree". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in precipitously?

precipitously has 5 syllables: pre-cip-i-tou-sly. The stress falls on "cip". In IPA it is /ˌpɹiˈsɪpɪtəsli/.

What is another word for precipitously?

Close synonyms include sharply. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is precipitously a common word?

precipitously is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

precipitously — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
very suddenly and to a great degree
“conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate”
“prices rose sharply”
Synonymssharply
2.
abruptly; in a precipitous manner
“the mountains rose precipitously from the shore”

Questions about precipitously

What does precipitously mean?: precipitously means "very suddenly and to a great degree". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in precipitously?: precipitously has 5 syllables: pre-cip-i-tou-sly. The stress falls on "cip". In IPA it is /ˌpɹiˈsɪpɪtəsli/.
What is another word for precipitously?: Close synonyms include sharply. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is precipitously a common word?: precipitously is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for precipitously come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
very suddenly and to a great degree
“conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate”
“prices rose sharply”
Synonymssharply
2.
abruptly; in a precipitous manner
“the mountains rose precipitously from the shore”

Questions about precipitously

What does precipitously mean?: precipitously means "very suddenly and to a great degree". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in precipitously?: precipitously has 5 syllables: pre-cip-i-tou-sly. The stress falls on "cip". In IPA it is /ˌpɹiˈsɪpɪtəsli/.
What is another word for precipitously?: Close synonyms include sharply. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is precipitously a common word?: precipitously is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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