The Only Use of
precipitate
in
The Great Gatsby
- There is no confusion like the confusion of a simple mind, and as we drove away Tom was feeling the hot whips of panic. His wife and his mistress, until an hour ago secure and inviolate, were slipping precipitately from his control.
p. 125.2precipitately = suddenly
Definitions:
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(1)
(precipitate as in: a precipitate decision) acting with great haste -- often without adequate thought
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(2)
(precipitate as in: it precipitated a revolution) make something happen or to fall or move -- typically suddenly and often of something undesired