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Meanings of precipitately in English

At breakneck speed.

Usage of precipitately in English
1
Hasty steps shake the staircase; the door opens precipitately; it is Andre.
The Nabob
2
Three Brazilians went down like ninepins; the rest turned and fled precipitately.
Martin Rattler
3
She stopped precipitately, with a break in her voice; turned from him.
V. V.'s Eyes
4
Just at this time Cook appeared; the Indian took his departure precipitately.
A Sketch of the History of Oneonta
5
Rapp and Ouidinôt rushed precipitately into the house where the Emperor was.
History of the Expedition to Russia / Undertaken by the Emperor ...
6
Madeline was never in evidence, having precipitately fled to the inner room.
The Son of the Wolf
7
Those that delayed were bayoneted, the rest fled precipitately into the darkness.
Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
8
He left his station precipitately and resumed his way to the house.
Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale
9
He saw his little handful of servants retreat precipitately within the Chateau.
The Trampling of the Lilies
10
His eyes were turned precipitately inward upon the indignity of his position.
The Beautiful and Damned
11
From here he escaped precipitately with his cavalry across the river Mjaes.
Stories by Foreign Authors: Polish, Greek, Belgian, Hungarian
12
I retreated precipitately, amid a roar of laughter from the other cells.
The Story of a Bad Boy
13
The grandfather, trembling at having so inopportunely introduced André Chénier, resumed precipitately:
Les Misérables
14
Consequently, the value of its stock was bound to go precipitately down.
Great Fortunes from Railroads
15
But there she stopped, precipitately retreating from the thought of that look.
Starr, of the Desert
16
Whenever I found a bench I sat down only to rise precipitately.
The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2
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