precipitevolissimevolmente

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Coined by Italian scholar Francesco Moneti in 1677 as a superlative form of precipitevolmente (hastily, precipitously). By surface analysis, precipitevole (hasty, precipitous) +‎ -issimo (very, superlative suffix) +‎ -evole (-able) +‎ -mente (-ly).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pre.t͡ʃi.pi.te.voˌlis.si.me.volˈmen.te/
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Hyphenation: pre‧ci‧pi‧te‧vo‧lis‧si‧me‧vol‧mén‧te

Adverb

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precipitevolissimevolmente

  1. (rare) very hastily or precipitously; as fast as possible
    • 1677, Francesco Moneti, La Cortona convertita [Cortona converted], published 1797, Canto III, LXV, page 55:
      Perché alla terra alfin torna repente ¶ Precipitevolissimevolmente.
      Because at last to the earth it suddenly returns ¶ Very precipituously.[1]
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References

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  1. ^ The author is referring to a balloon.