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precipitous
 
pre·cip·i·tous [prə síppitəss]
adjective
1.  done rashly: done or acting too quickly and without enough thought
2.  geography like precipice: very high and steep
precipitous mountain slopes
 
3.  geography with precipices: having a number of precipices
precipitous terrain

[Mid-17th century. < French précipiteux < Latin praecipitium < praecipit- "headlong" (see precipitate)]

-pre·cip·i·tous·ly, adverb
-pre·cip·i·tous·ness, noun 

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