precipitant
Synonym of precipitantlySynonym of precipitantly (“in a precipitant or headlong manner; with foolish or rash haste”).
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)Synonym of precipitantly (“in a precipitant or headlong manner; with foolish or rash haste”).
Origin
The adjective is borrowed from Middle French précipitant, Old French precipitant (“actingThe adjective is borrowed from Middle French précipitant, Old French precipitant (“acting hastily, hasty, rash; acting, happening, or moving rapidly; pressing”) (modern French précipitant), and from their etymon Late Latin praecipitans (“hasty, rash”), an adjective use of Latin praecipitāns, the present participle of praecipitō (“to cast down; to throw headlong”), from praeceps (“head first, headlong; (figurative) hasty, rash”) (from prae (“before; in front”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (“before; in front”)) + -ceps (suffix meaning ‘having a head with specified characteristics’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“a head”))).
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Forms
more precipitant, most precipitant| Comparative | more precipitant Lesson |
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| Superlative | most precipitant |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
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