a precipizio

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, at precipice.

Adjective

a precipizio (invariable)

  1. precipitous (all senses)

Adverb

a precipizio

  1. precipitously
    • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
      E mentre vedeva quell'orda nera avanzare a precipizio verso sud, vide anche un'altra forza raccoltasi misteriosamente che la incalzava a tutta un tratto da dietro, chiudendo al nemico ogni via per terra e per mare.
      Even while he saw the black horde racing southward he saw another force, mysteriously assembled, suddenly planted in their rear, cutting their comunications by land and sea.
      (literally, “As he saw that black horde advance precipitously towards the south, he also saw another force gather mysteriously that was pursuing it all of a sudden from behind, closing off all routes by land and by sea to the enemy.”)