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Precipitous
see synonyms of precipitousAdjective
1. hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous
done with very great haste and without due deliberation
Example Sentences:'hasty marriage seldom proveth well''hasty makeshifts take the place of planning''rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion''wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king'
extremely steep
Example Sentences:'an abrupt canyon''the precipitous rapids of the upper river''the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings''a sharp drop'
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