adjective (formal)
1 very steep, high and often dangerous:
precipitous cliffs / slopes * a precipitous drop at the side of the road
2 sudden and great:
a precipitous decline in exports
3 done very quickly, without enough thought or care:
a precipitous action
precipitously adverb:
The land dropped precipitously down to the rocky shore. * The dollar plunged precipitously. * We don't want to act precipitously.
seealsoPRECIPICE
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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