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precipitous

[ pri-sip-i-tuhs ]

adjective

  1. of the nature of or characterized by precipices:

    a precipitous wall of rock.

    Antonyms: ,

  2. extremely or impassably steep:

    precipitous mountain trails.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms: ,



precipitous

/ ɪˈɪɪə /

adjective

  1. resembling a precipice or characterized by precipices
  2. very steep
  3. hasty or precipitate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

The use of precipitous to mean hasty is thought by some people to be incorrect
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ辱ٴdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈ辱ٴdzܲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·i·ٴdzܲ· adverb
  • ·i·ٴdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲp·i·ٴdzܲ adjective
  • un·i·ٴdzܲ· adverb
  • un·i·ٴdzܲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of precipitous1

1640–50; < obsolete French é辱ٱܳ; precipitate, -ous
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A survey of public and private businesses released last week by the Conference Board, a non-partisan economic research group, found a precipitous drop in consumer confidence – the largest decline since August 2021.

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The latest consumption slump, however, has deepened amid not just a destruction in purchasing power, but also a precipitous drop in financial savings and surging indebtedness among the masses.

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Then dams were erected in the region starting in the 1940s, and “that’s when we began to see a pretty precipitous decline in the population,” Marlow said.

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While other elite universities around the nation have seen precipitous declines in diversity in their first class enrolled after the U.S.

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In recent weeks, with polls tight and the prospect of a second Trump term looming, shares of Trump Media have massively rebounded from a precipitous fall.

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