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adjective
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2.
extremely or impassably steep: precipitous mountain trails.
Related forms
pre·cip·i·tous·ly, adverb
pre·cip·i·tous·ness, noun
un·pre·cip·i·tous, adjective
un·pre·cip·i·tous·ly, adverb
un·pre·cip·i·tous·ness, noun
Synonyms
2. abrupt, sheer, perpendicular.
2. abrupt, sheer, perpendicular.
Antonyms
1, 2. flat, level.
1, 2. flat, level.
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- For three long weeks, nearly 200 cyclists barrel through spectacular scenery and make lung-bursting ascents of precipitous peaks.
- There is only what seems to me a rather low protective barrier given the precipitous drop into the deep valleys below.
- In reality at the end of every rainbow is a precipitous cliff edge and with hordes of lemmings skidding to an abrupt halt.
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Word Origin & History
precipitous
1640s, "rash, headlong," from obs. Fr. precipiteux (16c.), from V.L. *praecipitosus, from praecipitare (see precipitation). Precipitate (adj.) "hasty" is attested from 1650s.
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