adjective · rare

precipitous

отвесный, крутой, стремительный, резкий

abrupt, abschüssig, jäh, schroff

Steep, like a precipiceSteep, like a precipice

/pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs/

» Your actions may be overly precipitous.

Meaning

3 senses

Steep, like a precipice
a precipitous cliff
a precipitous mountain
abrupt, abschüssig, jäh
отвесныйotvesnyj, крутойkrutoj
dangerously steep
Headlong
a precipitous fall
kopfüber
Hasty; rash; quick; sudden
precipitous attempts
überstürzt
стремительныйstremitelʹnyj, резкийrezkij

Examples

2 sentences

Your actions may be overly precipitous.
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On the top of the precipitous shore, looking out to sea, was a large castle.
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Translations

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

steep, like a precipice:

hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

steep, like a precipice:

headlong:

hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate:

Origin

From obsolete French précipiteux, from Vulgar Latin *praecipitōsus, from praeceps, praecip

From obsolete French précipiteux, from Vulgar Latin *praecipitōsus, from praeceps, praecipit- (“ precipice”) + -ōsus (“-ful, -ous”), from prae- (“before”) + caput (“head”). Equivalent to precipice (“steep cliff, brink”) + -ous.

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