 precipitous |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] characterized by precipices | |
| Examples: | "a precipitous bluff" |
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| Related terms: | cliffy | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] done with very great haste and without due deliberation | |
| Synonyms: | overhasty precipitate precipitant hasty | |
| Examples: | "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" |
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| Related terms: | hurried | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] extremely steep | |
| Synonyms: | sharp abrupt | |
| Examples: | "an abrupt canyon" "the precipitous rapids of the upper river" "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings" "a sharp drop" |
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| Related terms: | steep | |
| Similar spelling: |
precipitously precipitant precipitator precipitin Prociphilus precipitate precipitancy precipitance precipice precipitation precipitating precipitately Procopio preceptorship preceptor |
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