PRECIPITOUS

a.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

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

2.
a.

Headlong; as, precipitous fall.

3.
a.

Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous attempts. Sir T. Browne. "Marian's low, precipitous `Hush!'" Mrs. Browning. -- Pre*cip"i*tous*ly, adv. -- Pre*cip"i*tous*ness, n.

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