Definitionadv. very suddenly and to a great degree
Last update: September 15, 2015
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Its general trend is east and west; towards the south it sinks precipitously, and on the north it descends with a somewhat moie gentle slope towards the longittidinal valleys of the Tormes and Alberche which separate it from another rugged mountain range, forming the southern boundary of the paramera of Avila. [Please select]
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Before them was a hill with a rather steep ascent, and dropping off almost precipitously on three sides. [Please select]
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The marginal cone was cut nearly in half vertically, the new cliff falling precipitously toward the centre of the crater. [Please select]
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To the north is a deep valley, above which the snow-clad mountains rise almost precipitously. [Please select]
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This town is picturesquely situated on the brow of a stupendous cliff, which descends precipitously into the Ottawa. [Please select]
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Action had been forced upon him rather precipitously, but he was ready. [Please select]
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At last they came to a place where the cliffs appeared to rise less precipitously. [Please select]
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"I'm glad to meet you--although our meeting might have been contrived less precipitously."' [Please select]
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The city was built at the foot of a natural rock which rises precipitously from the plain, and must have formed an impregnable stronghold against the attack of the foe. [Please select]
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