Precipitous
11precipitous — adjective a) Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain. ...humans have been responsible for a precipitous decline of elephants, from perhaps 300,000 in the early 1970s to some 10,000 today. b) Headlong; as, precipitous fall …
12precipitous — pre|cip|i|tous [prıˈsıpıtəs] adj 1.) very sudden ▪ a precipitous decline in stock prices 2.) dangerously high or steep ▪ a precipitous path 3.) formal happening or done too quickly, and not thought about carefully ▪ a precipitous marriage… …
13precipitous — adjective 1) a precipitous drop Syn: steep, sheer, perpendicular, abrupt, sharp, vertical 2) his fall from power was precipitous Syn: sudden, rapid, swift, abrupt, headlong, speedy …
14precipitous — precipitously, adv. precipitousness, n. /pri sip i teuhs/, adj. 1. of the nature of or characterized by precipices: a precipitous wall of rock. 2. extremely or impassably steep: precipitous mountain trails. 3. precipitate. [1640 50; < obs. F… …
15precipitous — pre|cip|i|tous [ prı sıpıtəs ] adjective 1. ) very high and steep: the precipitous hillside 2. ) happening more quickly than expected: a precipitous decline in population a ) done too quickly and without enough thought ╾ pre|cip|i|tous|ly adverb …
16precipitous — adjective 1) a precipitous drop Syn: steep, sheer, perpendicular, abrupt, sharp, vertical 2) his precipitous fall from power Syn: sudden, rapid, swift, abrupt, headlong …
17precipitous — UK [prɪˈsɪpɪtəs] / US adjective 1) very high and steep the precipitous staircase 2) a) happening more quickly than expected a precipitous decline in population b) done too quickly and without enough thought Derived word: precipitously adverb …
18precipitous — pre•cip•i•tous [[t]prɪˈsɪp ɪ təs[/t]] adj. 1) of the nature of a precipice: a precipitous wall of rock[/ex] 2) extremely steep: precipitous mountain trails[/ex] 3) precipitate • Etymology: 1640–50; < F précipiteux (now obs.) pre•cip′i•tous•ly …
19precipitous — /prəˈsɪpətəs / (say pruh sipuhtuhs) adjective 1. of the nature of a precipice, or characterised by precipices: a precipitous wall of rock. 2. extremely or impassably steep. 3. hasty; rash. {obsolete precipitious, from Latin praecipitium precipice …
20precipitous — precipitate [v] hurry, speed accelerate, advance, bring on, cast, discharge, dispatch, expedite, fling, further, hasten, hurl, launch, let fly, press, push forward, quicken, send forth, speed up, throw, trigger; concepts 152,242,704 Ant. check,… …
