precipitantly en · ADV
Etymology
From precipitant + -ly.
Meanings
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In a precipitant manner; hastily, hurriedly
Us if he ſhall hear novv, hovv much leſs vvill he hear vvhen vve cry hereafter, vvho once deliver'd by him from a King, and not vvithout vvondrous Acts of his Providence, inſenſible and unvvorthy of thoſe high Mercies, are returning precipitantly, if he vvithold us not, back to the Captivity from vvhence he freed us.
1660 February, John Milton, The Ready and Easy Way to Establish a Free Commonwealth, and the Excellence thereof, Compar’d with the Inconveniencies and Dangers of Readmitting Kingship in this Nation; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […], volume II, Amsterdam [actually London: s.n.], 1698, →OCLC, page 793:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most precipitantly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more precipitantly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |