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Precipitously

prɪˈsɪpɪtəsli

Precipitously definitions

adverb

Inflections:

precipitously

very steeply

"off the coast, the depth of the sea floor drops precipitously"
- (with reference to a change to a worse situation) suddenly and dramatically
  
  "sales dropped precipitously"
hastily and without careful consideration

"I don't think we can be accused of acting precipitously"