Summary: MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: precipitously, sharply(adverb) very suddenly and to a great degree. conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate; prices rose sharply. precipitously(adverb) abruptly; in a precipitous manner. the mountains rose precipitously from the shore.
steep, abrupt, precipitous, sheer mean having an incline approaching the perpendicular. steep implies such sharpness of pitch that ascent or descent is very difficult. a steep hill; a steep dive; abrupt implies a sharper pitch and a sudden break in the level. a beach with an abrupt drop-off