precipitous
/prɪˈsɪpɪtəs/ adjectiveDefinition
› if a reduction is precipitous, it happens very suddenly and is very big: a precipitous decline/drop/fall The company has seen a precipitous decline in advertising revenue.
› done too quickly without thinking enough about any possible problems: a precipitous decision
precipitously adverb › Manufacturing has fallen precipitously.(Definition of precipitous adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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