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.
adj. 1  sudden; unexpected. 2  brusque or brief in speech, manner, etc; curt. ( 3 of a style of writing or speaking) making sharp transitions from one subject to another; disconnected.  precipitous; 1  steep. shaped as though a part has been cut off; truncate. ( of strata) cropping out suddenly.