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précipitamment

hastily

adverb preh-see-pee-tah-MAHN Rare

Usage Note

Précipitamment implies rushed, reckless haste rather than merely fast movement. It comes from the adjective précipité ('hasty, rash'), which also gives the noun précipitation — used in the plural précipitations to mean rainfall in weather reports.

Examples

"Il est parti précipitamment sans explication."

Natural Translation

He left hastily without explanation.

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