precipitous

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adjective

1. extremely steep
- an abrupt canyon
- the precipitous rapids of the upper river
- the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings
- a sharp drop
• Syn:
abrupt, sharp
• Similar to:
steep
• Derivationally related forms:
precipitousness, precipice, abruptness (for: abrupt)
2. 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
• Syn:
hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant
• Similar to:
hurried
• Derivationally related forms:
precipitousness, precipitance (for: precipitant), precipitancy (for: precipitant), precipitate (for: precipitant), precipitateness (for: precipitate), haste (for: hasty), hastiness (for: hasty)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  abrupt, sharp, hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant