Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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precipitously

/pɹɪˈsɪ.pɪ.təs.li/ adverb

  1. adverb (of changes within physical environments): Abruptly, perilously, sharply, steeply, severely “In the west of Ireland, the Cliffs of Moher drop precipitously into the North Atlantic.”
  2. adverb (of events in general): Abruptly; with no notice or ceremony: in a sudden or hasty manner, instantly, quickly. “Shortly after the conversation turned to the results of the recent election, John silently stood from the table, and without explanation, precipitously walked out on the dinner party.”
  3. adverb (of actions involving intentionality): done with a lack of proper decorum, or without adequate thought, care or concern for consequenses. “In signing that contract without reading all of the provisions, I have performed what was a legal requirement most precipitously, leading me to wish that I had taken more care.”

Synonyms

carelessly impulsively rashly rash sharply

Etymology

From precipitous + -ly.

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 — from the Wiktionary entry “precipitously”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details

Sanskrit

Sanskrit dictionary entries whose meaning includes “precipitously” (best matches first).