Precipitous
31precipitous — adj 1. steep, sheer, abrupt, perpendicular, bluff; acclivitous, ascending, uphill, rising; declivitous, downhill, descending, declining, falling away; cliffy, craggy. 2. hasty, hurried, rash. See precipitate(defs. 4 6) …
32precipitous — pre·cip·i·tous …
33precipitous — a. like a precipice; precipitate …
34precipitous — Palipali, kūnihinihi, kūlihilihi, kūlono, oheohe …
35precipitous — adj. 1 a of or like a precipice. b dangerously steep. 2 = PRECIPITATE adj. Derivatives: precipitously adv. precipitousness n. Etymology: obs. F preacutecipiteux f. L praeceps (as PRECIPITATE) …
36precipitant, precipitate, precipitous — All three come from the same root, the Latin praecipitare ( to throw headlong ). Precipitous means very steep: cliff faces are precipitous. Precipitant and precipitate both indicate a headlong rush and are almost indistinguishable in meaning,… …
37precipitant, precipitate, precipitous — All three come from the same root, the Latin praecipitare ( to throw headlong ). Precipitous means very steep: cliff faces are precipitous. Precipitant and precipitate both indicate a headlong rush and are almost indistinguishable in meaning,… …
38precipitant, precipitate, precipitous — All three come from the same root, the Latin praecipitare ( to throw headlong ). Precipitous means very steep: cliff faces are precipitous. Precipitant and precipitate both indicate a headlong rush and are almost indistinguishable in meaning,… …
39precipitate, precipitous — With a common origin in Latin terms meaning to cast down, these words have taken on dissimilar meanings. As an adjective, precipitate means headlong, moving rapidly and hastily, rash : Take your time; don t make a precipitate decision. Braking… …
40Precipitously — Precipitous Pre*cip i*tous, a. [L. praeceps, cipitis: cf. OF. precipiteux. See {Precipice}.] 1. Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain. [1913 Webster] 2. Headlong; as, precipitous fall. [1913 Webster] 3. Hasty; rash; quick;… …