Precipitance

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Precipitancy. uncountable, usually

    "I gasped, at this frightful precipitance—I was going to open with warmth against it."

  2. 2
    the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning wordnet

Synonyms

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abruptnessabruptnessalacritycarelessnesshastehastiness

Example

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"I gasped, at this frightful precipitance—I was going to open with warmth against it."

Etymology

From precipitant + -ance.

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