precipitous

Meaning

1. Steep, like a precipice
2. Headlong
3. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden

Synonyms

steep

abrupt

sheer

high

sudden

hasty

rugged

sharp

lofty

precipitate

rash

precipitant

overhasty

craggy

imprudent

impulsive

inclining

instantaneous

jagged

perpendicular

radical

risky

rocky

rude

rush

sloping

soaring

towering

unexpected

unscheduled

vertical

high and steep

sharply sticking out

jutting upward

cliffy

festinate

bluffy

acute

aslope

bungling

caved

caving

cragged

crumbling

desperately

erect

fulminant

headlong

helter-skelter

hurriedly

Translations

précipité

jäh

abschüssig

escarpé

acele

hâtif

precipitado

precipitado

raide

abrupt

soudain

irréfléchi

brusque

prompt

ξαφνικός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs/

Etymology

From obsolete French précipiteux, from Vulgar Latin *praecipitosus, from prae + caput (“head”). Equivalent to precipice (“steep”) + -ous.