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adjective
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extremely or impassably steep: precipitous mountain trails.
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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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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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