Precipitous - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|prɪˈsɪpɪtəs|
Brit.
|prɪˈsɪpɪtəs|
adjective
- done with very great haste and without due deliberation (syn: hasty, precipitant, precipitate)
- extremely steep (syn: abrupt, sharp)
- extremely steep (syn: abrupt, sharp)
the precipitous rapids of the upper river
the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings
the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings
Extra examples
There has been a precipitous decline in home sales recently.
People were shocked by his precipitous fall from political power.
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