precipitous

precipitous

extremely steep; abrupt, sheer: a precipitous slope
Not to be confused with:precipitant – falling headlong; rushing hastily onward; unduly sudden: precipitant decisionprecipitate – hasten the occurrence of; to cast, plunge, or send violently; accelerate: precipitate a fight

pre·cip·i·tous

P0511600 (prĭ-sĭp′ĭ-təs)adj.1. Resembling a precipice; extremely steep. See Synonyms at steep¹.2. Having several precipices: a precipitous bluff.3. Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate: a precipitous collapse in prices. See Usage Note at precipitate.

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[Probably from obsolete precipitious, from Latin praecipitium, precipice; see precipice.]

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pre·cip′i·tous·ly adv.pre·cip′i·tous·ness n.

precipitous

(prɪˈsɪpɪtəs) adj1. (Physical Geography) resembling a precipice or characterized by precipices2. very steep3. hasty or precipitate preˈcipitously adv preˈcipitousness nUsage: The use of precipitous to mean hasty is thought by some people to be incorrect

pre•cip•i•tous

(prɪˈsɪp ɪ təs)

adj. 1. of the nature of a precipice: a precipitous wall of rock. 2. extremely steep: precipitous mountain trails. 3. precipitate. [1640–50; < French précipiteux (now obsolete)] pre•cip′i•tous•ly, adv. pre•cip′i•tous•ness, n.

precipitous

, precipitate - Precipitous, "hasty, sudden and dramatic," is used in relation to physical or natural objects; precipitate, "done with great haste," relates to human actions or processes.See also related terms for hasty.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	precipitous - done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"overhasty, precipitant, precipitate, hastyhurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"
	2.	precipitous - extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"abrupt, sharpsteep - having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"

precipitous

adjective1. sheer, high, steep, dizzy, abrupt, perpendicular, falling sharply a steep, precipitous cliff2. hasty, sudden, hurried, precipitate, abrupt, harum-scarum the stock market's precipitous drop

precipitous

adjectiveSo sharply inclined as to be almost perpendicular:abrupt, bold, sheer, steep.

Translations

陡峭的

precipice

(ˈpresipis) noun a steep cliff. 懸崖 悬崖precipitous (priˈsipitəs) adjective very steep. 陡峭的 陡峭的