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PRECIPITOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extremely steep
Example:
a sharp drop
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
steep (having a sharp inclination)
Derivation:
precipice (a very steep cliff)
precipitousness (the property possessed by a slope that is very steep)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Done with very great haste and without due deliberation
Example:
wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king
Synonyms:
hasty; overhasty; precipitant; precipitate; precipitous
Classified under:
Similar:
hurried (moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste)
Derivation:
precipitousness (the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning)
