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precipitous
What does precipitous mean?
precipitous (adjective): extremely steep.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use precipitous in a sentence?
- The precipitous rapids of the upper river. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce precipitous?
/pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does precipitous come from?
From obsolete French précipiteux, from Vulgar Latin *praecipitōsus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to precipitous
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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easily offended
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not anticipated
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exceedingly bad
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extremely steep
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