Definition of Precepitous
Pre*cip"i*tous (?), a. [L.
praeceps, -cipitis: cf. OF. precipiteux. See
Precipice.] 1. Steep, like a precipice;
as, a precipitous cliff or mountain.
2. Headlong; as, precipitous
fall.
3. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate;
as, precipitous attempts. Sir T. Browne. "Marian's
low, precipitous ‘Hush!'" Mrs. Browning.
-- Pre*cip"i*tous*ly, adv. --
Pre*cip"i*tous*ness, n.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain.
- Headlong; as, precipitous fall.
- Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous attempts.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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