Precipitous Definition

prĭ-sĭpĭ-təs
adjective
Steep like a precipice; sheer.
Webster's New World
Having precipices.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate.
A precipitous collapse in prices.
American Heritage

Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain.

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Origin of Precipitous

  • Probably from obsolete precipitious from Latin praecipitium precipice precipice

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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