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What does precipitously mean?

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Adverb
  1. abruptly; in a precipitous manner
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The coastal mountain range rises to a high plateau, which breaks precipitously down to the sea.
The facility precipitously closed its doors in mid-May, citing a lack of profits and funding.
His image is right, his politics are right, his precipitously craggy face is right.
To their left, the hillside rose precipitously, covered with scrub brush and evergreen trees.
She leans slightly toward the left, as if to steady her balance in a hallway where walls and floor recede precipitously toward the right.
We have seen our favorable ratings in international polls drop precipitously, even in countries that have been longtime friends of ours.

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