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precipitous.

Steep, like a precipice

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs/

  1. Steep, like a precipice

    a precipitous cliff
    a precipitous mountain

  2. Headlong

    a precipitous fall

  3. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden

    precipitous attempts
Where this word comes from

From obsolete French précipiteux, from Vulgar Latin *praecipitōsus, from praeceps, praecipit- (“ precipice”) + -ōsus (“-ful, -ous”), from prae- (“before”) + caput (“head”). Equivalent to precipice (“steep cliff, brink”) + -ous.

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