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precipitously

How many syllables in precipitously?

  5 syllables

Divide precipitously into syllables:   pre-cip-i-tous-ly
Stressed syllable in precipitously:   pre-cip-i-tous-ly
How to say precipitously:

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Synonyms for precipitously


2 syllables
  • sharply
  • steeply
3 syllables
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