Precipitous
/pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Steep, like a precipice
"a precipitous cliff"
- 2 Headlong
"a precipitous fall"
- 3 Hasty; rash; quick; sudden
"precipitous attempts"
Adjective
- 1 dangerously steep wordnet
- 2 done with very great haste and without due deliberation wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"Your actions may be overly precipitous."
Etymology
From obsolete French précipiteux, from Vulgar Latin *praecipitosus, from prae + caput (“head”). Equivalent to precipice (“steep”) + -ous.