precipitous[adjective]Synonyms:- sheer, abrupt, dizzy, high, perpendicular, steep
- hasty, heedless, hurried, precipitate, rash, reckless
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pre‧cip‧i‧tous /prəˈsɪpətəs, prɪˈsɪpətəs/
adjective1. very sudden:
a precipitous decline in stock prices2. dangerously high or steep:
a precipitous path3. formal happening or done too quickly, and not thought about carefully:
a precipitous marriage—precipitously adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲