precipitous

Adjective
Synonyms: hastyoverhastyprecipitateprecipitantabruptsharp

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. done with very great haste and without due deliberation“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”Synonyms: hastyoverhastyprecipitateprecipitant
  2. extremely steep“an abrupt canyon”“the precipitous rapids of the upper river”“the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings”“a sharp drop”Synonyms: abruptsharp
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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; precipitate; as, precipitous attempts. --Sir T. Browne. "Marian's low, precipitous `Hush!'" --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] -- Pre*cip"i*tous*ly, adv. -- Pre*cip"i*tous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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