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precipitous
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As an adjective, precipitous means steep, like a precipice.
Meanings of precipitous
4 meaningsadjective
Steep, like a precipice
“a precipitous cliff”
“a precipitous mountain”
Headlong
“a precipitous fall”
Hasty; rash; quick; sudden
“precipitous attempts”
Done with very great haste and without due deliberation
“hasty marriage seldom proveth well”
“hasty makeshifts take the place of planning”
“rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion”
Similar: hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
All synonyms for precipitous →adjective: done with very great haste and without due deliberation
Words that rhyme with precipitous
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