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1 precipitous
[prɪˈsɪpɪtəs] adjectivevery steep.شَديد الإنْحِدار -
2 أسلوب متنافر
adj. precipitous -
3 شديد التحدر
adj. precipitous, sheer, hilly, heavy, bold -
4 صياغة رديئة
adj. precipitous -
5 عسير
adj. difficult, hard, complicated, uphill, troublesome, stubborn, strenuous, severe, intractable, precipitous, knotty, strait, terrible -
6 متحدر
adj. precipitous -
7 متهور
1́ adj. audacious, imprudent, heedless, blind, too hasty, blindfold, temerarious, blindfolded, impish, brash, rash, desperate, headlong, impetuous, heady, impulsive, hotheaded, slapdash, inconsiderate, precipitate, madcap, precipitous, immaterial, hasty2́ n. daredevil, daredevilry -
8 وعر
adj. broken, rugged, ragged, rough, bumpy, lumpy, sharp, steep, precipitous, mountainous, tight, impassable, irregular, jolty, hairy
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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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
precipitous — UK US /prɪˈsɪpɪtəs/ adjective ► if a reduction is precipitous, it happens very suddenly and is very big: a precipitous decline/drop/fall »The company has seen a precipitous decline in advertising revenue. ► done too quickly without thinking… … Financial and business terms
precipitous — index impulsive (rash), precipitate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
precipitous — (adj.) 1640s, rash, headlong, from obsolete Fr. precipiteux (16c.), from V.L. *praecipitosus, from praecipitare (see PRECIPITATION (Cf. precipitation)). Related: Precipitously. Precipitate (adj.) hasty is attested from 1650s … Etymology dictionary
precipitous — *steep, abrupt, sheer Analogous words: soaring, towering, rocketing, ascending, rising (see RISE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
precipitous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) dangerously high or steep. 2) (of a change in a condition or situation) sudden and dramatic. 3) hasty; precipitate. DERIVATIVES precipitously adverb … English terms dictionary
precipitous — [prē sip′ə təs, prisip′ə təs] adj. [MFr precipiteux < LL * precipitosus < L praeceps: see PRECIPICE] 1. steep like a precipice; sheer 2. having precipices 3. PRECIPITATE SYN. STEEP1 precipitously adv. precipitousne … English World dictionary
precipitous — [[t]prɪsɪ̱pɪtəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A precipitous slope or drop is very steep and often dangerous. The town is perched on the edge of a steep, precipitous cliff. Derived words: precipitously ADV GRADED usu ADV after v, also ADV adj The… … English dictionary
precipitous — precipitate, precipitous 1. The two words overlap in meaning and were used interchangeably from the 17c to the 19c. Precipitous has a physical meaning ‘sheer like a precipice’: • There was a precipitous wooden stair to the ground floor A. Craig,… … Modern English usage
precipitous — adjective Etymology: French précipiteux, from Middle French, from Latin precipitium precipice Date: 1646 1. precipitate 2 2. a. very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging in rise or fall < a precipitous slope > b. having precipitous sides < a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
precipitous — adjective a) Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain. ...humans have been responsible for a precipitous decline of elephants, from perhaps 300,000 in the early 1970s to some 10,000 today. b) Headlong; as, precipitous fall … Wiktionary