precipitous

The definition of precipitous is something very steep.

(adjective)

An example of precipitous is a cliff that requires climbing gear to get to the top.

See precipitous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: MFr precipiteux < LL *precipitosus < L praeceps: see precipice

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See precipitous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Resembling a precipice; extremely steep. See Synonyms at steep¹.
Having several precipices: a precipitous bluff.
Usage Problem Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate: “The change has included a precipitous collapse of Communist authority” (New York Times). See Usage Note at precipitate.

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Origin: Probably from obsolete precipitious

Origin: , from Latin praecipitium, precipice; see precipice

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