Synonyms:
haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation
Meaning: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
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precipitation
Meaning: an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"
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precipitation
Meaning: the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
Synonyms:
precipitation, downfall
Meaning: the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
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precipitation
Meaning: the process of forming a chemical precipitate
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precipitation
Meaning: the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time; "the storm brought several inches of precipitation"
Usage examples
I would have seized him, but he eluded me and quitted the house with precipitation.
Prince Rupert, with equal precipitation, drew off the remains of his army, and retired into Lancashire.
Besides, the object is to prevent any violent measures on my brother's part, so that a little precipitation may be advisable.
She then left him with precipitation, and retiring to her own apartment, threw herself on the bed, and gave vent to an agony of grief which it is impossible to describe.