äkkijyrkkä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abrupt adj Happening suddenly and without warning.
- precipitate verb To cause something to happen suddenly, often before it is ready to.
- precipitous adj Steep, like a precipice
- sheer adjective Thin enough to see through.
Senses
äkkijyrkkä is used for these senses in English:
- abrupt Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
- precipitate headlong; falling steeply or vertically.
- precipitate Very steep; precipitous.
- precipitous Headlong
- sheer Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
abrupt — full definition
- adj Happening suddenly and without warning.
- adj Blunt or curt in manner, verging on rude.
- adj Very steep, as if broken off sharply.
precipitate — full definition
- verb To cause something to happen suddenly, often before it is ready to.
- verb (chemistry) To separate out of a solution as a solid.
- adjective Acting with reckless haste; hasty or rash.