Precipitous
21precipitous — See precipitate, precipitous …
22precipitous — adj. Precipitous is used with these nouns: ↑cliff, ↑decline, ↑drop, ↑slide, ↑slope, ↑withdrawal …
23precipitous — adjective 1 dangerously high or steep: A precipitous path led down the cliff. 2 precipitate precipitously adverb precipitousness noun (U) …
24Precipitous Mountains — Geobox | Range name=Precipitous Mountains other name= image size= image caption= country=Canada region=Nunavut parent=Arctic Cordillera geology= geology1= geology2= orogeny= highest= highest elevation= highest lat d=72|highest lat m=33|highest… …
25precipitous steep — clifflike clifflike adj. characterized by cliffs; of a shore or shoreline; contrasted with {beachy}. [Narrower terms: {precipitous, steep}] Syn: cliffy. [WordNet 1.5] …
26precipitous — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, accident prone, acclivitous, arduous, bluff, bold, breakneck, breathless, careless, declivitous, desperate, devil may care, electrifying, furious, harum scarum, hasty, headlong, hotheaded, hurried, impetuous,… …
27precipitous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. steep, abrupt, clifflike, sheer. See obliquity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. abrupt, craggy, dizzying, steep; see abrupt 1 , sharp 2 . See Synonym Study at abrupt . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …
28precipitous — pre cip·i·tous || prɪ sɪpɪtÉ™s adj. very steep, having a high degree of inclination, nearly vertical, sheer …
29precipitous — [prɪ sɪpɪtəs] adjective 1》 dangerously high or steep. 2》 (of a change to a worse situation) sudden and dramatic. Derivatives precipitously adverb precipitousness noun Origin C17: from obs. Fr. précipiteux, from L. praeceps, praecip(it) (see… …
30precipitous — a. 1. Steep, abrupt, sheer, perpendicular. 2. Precipitate, headlong, rushing, sudden, sheer downward …
