precipitousness
61precipitous — [prē sip′ə təs, prisip′ə təs] adj. [MFr precipiteux < LL * precipitosus < L praeceps: see PRECIPICE] 1. steep like a precipice; sheer 2. having precipices 3. PRECIPITATE SYN. STEEP1 precipitously adv. precipitousne …
62hastiness — noun 1. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) he soon regretted his haste • Syn: ↑haste, ↑hurry, ↑hurriedness, ↑precipitation • Derivationally related forms: ↑hurried ( …
63hurriedness — noun overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) he soon regretted his haste • Syn: ↑haste, ↑hastiness, ↑hurry, ↑precipitation • Derivationally related forms: ↑hurried, ↑hurry ( …
64overhasty — adjective done with very great haste and without due deliberation hasty marriage seldom proveth well Shakespeare hasty makeshifts take the place of planning Arthur Geddes rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion wondered… …
65precipitous — adj. 1 a of or like a precipice. b dangerously steep. 2 = PRECIPITATE adj. Derivatives: precipitously adv. precipitousness n. Etymology: obs. F preacutecipiteux f. L praeceps (as PRECIPITATE) …
