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precipitous

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11 lettersPronunciation /pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ceiiopprstuStarts with PEnds with S0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. dangerously steep

Word origin

From oblique stem of Latin praeceps, praecipit- + -ous, from obsolete French précipiteux, from Vulgar Latin *praecipitosus, from praecipitō, from praeceps, praecipit- + -ō, from prae- (“before”) + caput (“head”). Equivalent to precipice (“steep cliff, brink”) + -ous.

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  • a precipitous cliff
  • a precipitous mountain
  • a precipitous decline

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