— precipitantly , adv.
/pri sip"i teuhnt/ , adj.
1. falling headlong.
2. rushing headlong, rapidly, or hastily onward.
3. hasty; rash.
4. unduly sudden or abrupt.
n.
5. Chem. anything that causes precipitation.
[ 1600-10; praecipitant- (s. of praecipitans ), prp. of praecipitare to cast down headlong. See PRECIPITATE, -ANT ]