PRECIPITOUS


Meaning of PRECIPITOUS in English

adj. 1 a of or like a precipice. b dangerously steep. 2 = PRECIPITATE adj. precipitously adv. precipitousness n.

[ obs. F précipiteux f. L praeceps (as PRECIPITATE) ]

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