precipitous cliffs. Access was gained by precipitous stone steps carved into the walls of rock (Newsweek).
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under steep. (Cf. ↑steep)The sweep Of some precipitous rivulet to the wave (Tennyson).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pre|cip´i|tous|ly — pre|cip|i|tous «prih SIHP uh tuhs», adjective. 1. like a precipice; very steep: »precipitous cliffs. Access was gained by precipitous stone steps carved into the walls of rock (Newsweek). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under steep. (Cf. ↑steep) 2.… … Useful english dictionary
pre|cip|i|tous — «prih SIHP uh tuhs», adjective. 1. like a precipice; very steep: »precipitous cliffs. Access was gained by precipitous stone steps carved into the walls of rock (Newsweek). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under steep. (Cf. ↑steep) 2. Figurative. hasty; … Useful english dictionary
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
cip — ac·cip·i·ter; ac·cip·i·tral; ac·cip·i·tres; ac·cip·i·trid; an·cip·i·tal; ba·lae·ni·cip·i·tes; bi·cip·i·tal; brevi·cip·i·tid; cal·cip·e·tal; cip·pus; con·cip·i·ent; cor·ti·cip·e·tal; dis·cip·u·lar; ex·cip·u·la·ce·ae; ex·cip·u·li·form;… … English syllables
tous — ablas·tous; ac·cliv·i·tous; ace·tous; ag·na·tho·stom·a·tous; alac·ri·tous; an·gi·om·a·tous; an·his·tous; ap·lo·per·i·stom·a·tous; aproc·tous; argen·tous; ar·thro·pom·a·tous; aso·ma·tous; ath·er·om·a·tous; at·ra·men·tous; atrem·a·tous;… … English syllables
precipitousness — pre·cip·i·tous·ness … English syllables
precipitous — pre•cip•i•tous [[t]prɪˈsɪp ɪ təs[/t]] adj. 1) of the nature of a precipice: a precipitous wall of rock[/ex] 2) extremely steep: precipitous mountain trails[/ex] 3) precipitate • Etymology: 1640–50; < F précipiteux (now obs.) pre•cip′i•tous•ly … From formal English to slang
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; sudden;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Precipitously — 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
