The mountains rose precipitously from the shore. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a precipitous wall of rock. ,precipitous mountain trails. From Dictionary.com.
And, now that we're already there, that it would not be a good idea to leave "precipitously". From Wordnik.com. [False contrasts.] Reference
I don't know what "precipitously" means, but it's a word that always seems to come after "decline.". From Wordnik.com. [Ups and Downs: More Bikes, Less Hope] Reference
But let's all pretend we did (or will soon enough, though certainly never "precipitously," so leave us alone). From Wordnik.com. [Anthony Arnove: Let's Not and Say We Did] Reference
Women's Health Initiative study, use of Prempro dropped "precipitously" because of concerns over breast cancer. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News] Reference
Still, in KFT's conference with analysts found here, Rosenfeld did point to dairy costs declining "precipitously". From Wordnik.com. [Retail Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
"precipitously" in the near future, a comment piece accompanying the study says. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
"precipitously" in recent days, and has more than halved since its May peak, from +28 to +12. From Wordnik.com. [Benedict Brogan's political blog] Reference
Trade has dropped precipitously but not broken down. From Wordnik.com. [Thank You, G2] Reference
Chrystèle's blood pressure was declining precipitously, too. From Wordnik.com. [French for Birth] Reference
Somehow, I doubt that will happen, at least not precipitously. From Wordnik.com. [The Making Of A Quagmire?] Reference
But the figure dropped precipitously as the price of the car climbed. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Top Stories] Reference
Inc. has seen its fortunes decline precipitously in the past few years. From Wordnik.com. [Targeting Younger Buyers, Liz Claiborne Hits Snag] Reference
Besides, it goes against the grain to run so precipitously from my fire. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
But in assisted living, she declined, precipitously, so was too sick to stay. From Wordnik.com. [The Bitter End] Reference
Appropriations fell in 14 states, most precipitously (11 percent) in Oregon. From Wordnik.com. [Tuition: Why It Costs So Much] Reference
It's true that attendance at PTA meetings is down precipitously from 80 years ago. From Wordnik.com. [What Works] Reference
To do otherwise, risks the vehicle dropping precipitously in value after purchase. From Wordnik.com. [If Ford closes Mercury, what does it mean to you?] Reference
If the U.S. currency were to collapse precipitously, all bets would be off, of course. From Wordnik.com. [Fed's Got It Wrong? Not According to Markets] Reference
The Philly Fed has dropped precipitously from 21.4 in May to a reading of 5.1 in July. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Worth: In Geithner's Fantasy World] Reference
It is during that time that the amount of oxygen in your blood goes down precipitously. From Wordnik.com. [Drowning Risk More Acute For Minorities] Reference
At UCLA, the numbers of incoming "underrepresented" minorities also dropped precipitously. From Wordnik.com. [The Color of Change] Reference
The scores get louder, the special effects more special, the body count rises precipitously. From Wordnik.com. [Movies: Summer Escapes] Reference
Certainly in no year have they declined so precipitously from the height of the preceding one. From Wordnik.com. [A World Is Born] Reference
As best as we can tell, global biodiversity has been falling precipitously for quite some time. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Chameides: Where Nature Does Her DNA Banking] Reference
Still, the province's share of China's total exports is declining precipitously in certain sectors. From Wordnik.com. [Dark Clouds Over The Delta] Reference
Economic activity slowed precipitously and half-finished construction projects littered the landscape. From Wordnik.com. [TUSSLE AT THE TOP] Reference
Of course I knew I would age, I just never thought that meant my social stock would fall so precipitously. From Wordnik.com. [I'm Not Married, But I'm Far From Alone] Reference
His respect for us dropped precipitously, our intelligence paling in comparison to that of his young friends. From Wordnik.com. [To the Top of Half Dome and Beyond] Reference
Change that happens precipitously or that happens because of importing foreign ideas is a reason for disaster. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowland: 'Sharon Had Better Listen'] Reference
Crab counts have also fallen precipitously in the last few years with the spill being viewed as a likely reason. From Wordnik.com. [David Helvarg: Oil Gone, Is It?] Reference
I have always said that I would not withdraw troops precipitously, nor do I insist that we will draw down to zero. From Wordnik.com. [What Obama Should Say On Iraq] Reference
In the 1970s, the consensus turned grim again: oil production would peak in the mid-1980s and then drop precipitously. From Wordnik.com. [What Lies Below?] Reference
(In Chinese the phrase is heping jueqi, which translates literally as “emerging precipitously in a peaceful manner.”). From Wordnik.com. [The Most Important Phrase You’ll Never Hear] Reference
A decade ago Helmut Kohl precipitously pushed two forms of unification -- a single Germany and a single currency, the euro. From Wordnik.com. [Kick The Can, Please!] Reference
Electoral politics came precipitously to Mongolia: protests in late 1989 led to the first free ballot only seven months later. From Wordnik.com. [Wall Street Of The Steppes] Reference
The board fired Fiorina in 2005 after she seemed to overreach by purchasing Compaq, which caused the stock to drop precipitously. From Wordnik.com. [America, Inc.] Reference
"I can't remember a year when the U.S. dropped this precipitously," says John Harbison, a defense analyst at Booz Allen & Hamilton. From Wordnik.com. [Left On The Launch Pad] Reference
"And so I think they were justified in that respect, and I would be reluctant to withdraw that support too precipitously in the near term.". From Wordnik.com. [Why Bernanke isn't advocating fiscal stimulus] Reference
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