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English Dictionary: precipitousness	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
precipitousness n the property possessed by a slope that is very steep [syn: abruptness, precipitousness, steepness] Antonym(s): gentleness, gradualness the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning Synonym(s): abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Precipitous \Precip"itous\, 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. [bd]Marian's low, precipitous [bf]Hush!'[b8] --Mrs. Browning. -- {Precip"itously}, adv. -- {Precip"itousness}, n.