precipitousness

Definition of Precipitousness in English :

1. abruptness, precipitousness, steepness

the property possessed by a slope that is very steep

the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Precipitousness

adjective

1.

resembling a precipice or characterized by precipices

2.

very steep

3.

hasty or precipitate

adjective

1.

steep like a precipice; sheer

2.

having precipices

3.

precipitate

adj.

1. Resembling a precipice; extremely steep. See Synonyms at steep¹.

2. Having several precipices: a precipitous bluff.

3. Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate: a precipitous collapse in prices. See Usage Note at precipitate.