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PRECIPITOUS

(precipitous)

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2 senses for precipitous as an Adjective:

Synonyms:
- Hasty
- Overhasty
- Precipitate
- Precipitant
- Precipitous
Definitions:
- done with very great haste and without due deliberation
Examples:
- Hasty marriage seldom proveth well- Shakespeare
- Hasty makeshifts take the place of planning- Arthur Geddes
- Rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion
- Wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king
Antonyms:
- Unhurried
Synonyms:
- Abrupt
- Precipitous
- Sharp
Definitions:
- extremely steep
Examples:
- An abrupt canyon
- The precipitous rapids of the upper river
- The precipitous hills of Chinese paintings
- A sharp drop
Antonyms:
- Gradual

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