ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Precipitately

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Precipitately is an adverb meaning In a precipitate manner.

Meaning

In a precipitate manner.

Example Sentences

He talked precipitately, and I did not try to stop him.
Nawnim rushed into the bedroom so precipitately that he nearly crashed into the bed.
She sains herself, and the thief takes to flight so precipitately as to leave behind her a copper pan of a form never seen before.
Despite their pre-war pioneering work in diesel rail traction, the Germans did not precipitately dieselise their own national system as soon as post-war opportunity offered.

Synonyms for precipitately

Depending on context, synonyms include precipitantly, headlong.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include headlong, precipitously, hastily, rashly, hurriedly, precipitantly.

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