Precipitately

adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a precipitate manner.

    "He talked precipitately, and I did not try to stop him."

Adverb
  1. 1
    at breakneck speed wordnet

Synonyms

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abruptlyall at onceall of a suddenbangcarelesslydash

Example

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"He talked precipitately, and I did not try to stop him."

Etymology

From precipitate + -ly.

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