precipitant
adjective
falling headlong.
precipitantly
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a word derived from
precipitant.
Example Sentences
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He sank a catamaran in a storm in the Mediterranean, after Ann had prayed for three nights on deck while he apologised, precipitantly, for drowning their children.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 4, 2017
But he aimed far higher, precipitantly invaded Tin Pan Alley.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though the poor came to town very precipitantly, as I have said, yet, I must say, the rich made no such haste.
From History of the Plague in London by Daniel Defoe
They stepped back precipitantly, and one of the men was tripped up as a shaft slipped between his legs.
From The Return of Tharn by Howard Browne
Then the cab drew up at the door of his hotel and he turned upon the two men precipitantly.
From Romance Island by Zona Gale
