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| pre·cip·i·tous [ prə síppitəss ] |
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1. done rashly: done or acting too quickly and without enough thought
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2. geography like precipice: very high and steep
  precipitous mountain slopes
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3. geography with precipices: having a number of precipices
precipitous terrain
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| [Mid-17th century. < French précipiteux< Latin praecipitium< praecipit- "headlong" (see precipitate)] |
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| pre·cip·i·tous·ly adverb |
| pre·cip·i·tous·ness noun |
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