Precipitous
adjective
Very steep, straight up or down.
The mountain had a precipitous cliff that was hard to climb.
adjective
Happening very quickly and suddenly.
There was a precipitous decline in the company's stock value.
adjective
Done too quickly and without enough thought or planning.
His decision to quit his job was precipitous and shocked everyone.
adjective
Very steep, straight up or down.
The mountain had a precipitous cliff that was hard to climb.
adjective
Happening very quickly and suddenly.
There was a precipitous decline in the company's stock value.
adjective
Done too quickly and without enough thought or planning.
His decision to quit his job was precipitous and shocked everyone.
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Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'precipitous' to describe landscapes or objects that dramatically rise or fall.
In the painting, the precipitous rocks loomed over the churning sea.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Effect
'Precipitous' conveys awe or fear due to extreme steepness or depth.
Staring down the precipitous gorge sent a shiver down my spine.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Mountains
While often used for natural features, 'precipitous' can also apply to man-made structures.
The skyscraper featured a precipitous drop-off at its observation deck.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'precipitous' to describe landscapes or objects that dramatically rise or fall.
In the painting, the precipitous rocks loomed over the churning sea.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Effect
'Precipitous' conveys awe or fear due to extreme steepness or depth.
Staring down the precipitous gorge sent a shiver down my spine.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Mountains
While often used for natural features, 'precipitous' can also apply to man-made structures.
The skyscraper featured a precipitous drop-off at its observation deck.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'precipitous' to describe landscapes or objects that dramatically rise or fall.
In the painting, the precipitous rocks loomed over the churning sea.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Effect
'Precipitous' conveys awe or fear due to extreme steepness or depth.
Staring down the precipitous gorge sent a shiver down my spine.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Mountains
While often used for natural features, 'precipitous' can also apply to man-made structures.
The skyscraper featured a precipitous drop-off at its observation deck.
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Video examples
The Fascinating Lives of...
fear of heights I've seen juvenile monkeys playing right on the edge of precipitous cliffs without seeming a care in the world and so that's how they begin their day just with a big climb in contrast researchers and photographers we want to get to the cliffs before the monkeys make it to the top that's when
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Rufus Griscom and Alisa...
Basically, there's this precipitous drop of marital satisfaction, which is closely aligned, we all know, with broader happiness, that doesn't rise again until your first child goes to college. So I'm sitting here looking at the next two decades of my life,
Video examples
The Fascinating Lives of...
fear of heights I've seen juvenile monkeys playing right on the edge of precipitous cliffs without seeming a care in the world and so that's how they begin their day just with a big climb in contrast researchers and photographers we want to get to the cliffs before the monkeys make it to the top that's when
Video examples
Rufus Griscom and Alisa...
Basically, there's this precipitous drop of marital satisfaction, which is closely aligned, we all know, with broader happiness, that doesn't rise again until your first child goes to college. So I'm sitting here looking at the next two decades of my life,
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Quote examples
Peter Yarrow
American Musician
We Americans are world leaders and we must lead by example - particularly in times that require careful deliberation before any precipitous action - lest we fail to walk in the shoes of those we might injure.
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Lisa Kennedy Montgomery
American Author
It must be hard being Jim Carrey. His precipitous fall from comedic grace has climaxed in a sad thud as the once brilliant rubber-faced comic has transformed into an unfunny, thick human hemorrhoid.
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Timothy Geithner
American Public Servant
The plausible outcomes range from the gradual and benign to the more precipitous and damaging.
Quote examples
Peter Yarrow
American Musician
We Americans are world leaders and we must lead by example - particularly in times that require careful deliberation before any precipitous action - lest we fail to walk in the shoes of those we might injure.
Quote examples
Lisa Kennedy Montgomery
American Author
It must be hard being Jim Carrey. His precipitous fall from comedic grace has climaxed in a sad thud as the once brilliant rubber-faced comic has transformed into an unfunny, thick human hemorrhoid.
Quote examples
Timothy Geithner
American Public Servant
The plausible outcomes range from the gradual and benign to the more precipitous and damaging.
Example 1 of 3
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