precipitous 音标拼音: [prɪs'ɪpɪtəs]
a . 陡峭的,急躁的
陡峭的,急躁的
precipitous adj 1 :
done with very great haste and without due deliberation ;
"
hasty marriage seldom proveth well "-
Shakespeare ; "
hasty makeshifts take the place of planning "-
Arthur Geddes ;
"
rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion "; "
wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king " [
synonym : {
hasty },
{
overhasty }, {
precipitate }, {
precipitant }, {
precipitous }]
2 :
extremely steep ; "
an abrupt canyon "; "
the precipitous rapids of the upper river "; "
the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings "; "
a sharp drop " [
synonym : {
abrupt }, {
precipitous },
{
sharp }]
Precipitous \
Pre *
cip "
i *
tous \,
a . [
L .
praeceps , -
cipitis :
cf .
OF .
precipiteux .
See {
Precipice }.]
1 .
Steep ,
like a precipice ;
as ,
a precipitous cliff or mountain .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Headlong ;
as ,
precipitous fall .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
Hasty ;
rash ;
quick ;
sudden ;
precipitate ;
as ,
precipitous attempts . --
Sir T .
Browne . "
Marian '
s low ,
precipitous `
Hush !'" --
Mrs .
Browning .
[
1913 Webster ] -- {
Pre *
cip "
i *
tous *
ly },
adv . --
{
Pre *
cip "
i *
tous *
ness },
n .
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1913 Webster ]
66 Moby Thesaurus words for "
precipitous ":
abrupt ,
accident -
prone ,
acclivitous ,
arduous ,
bluff ,
bold ,
breakneck ,
breathless ,
careless ,
declivitous ,
desperate ,
devil -
may -
care ,
electrifying ,
furious ,
harum -
scarum ,
hasty ,
headlong ,
hotheaded ,
hurried ,
impetuous ,
impulsive ,
mad ,
nerve -
shattering ,
orthodiagonal ,
orthogonal ,
overeager ,
overenthusiastic ,
overzealous ,
panting ,
perpendicular ,
plumb ,
plunging ,
precipitant ,
precipitate ,
quick ,
rapid ,
rash ,
reckless ,
right -
angle ,
right -
angled ,
right -
angular ,
rushing ,
sharp ,
sheer ,
shocking ,
sideling ,
slap -
bang ,
slapdash ,
speedy ,
startling ,
steep ,
stickle ,
straight -
up ,
straight -
up -
and -
down ,
sudden ,
surprising ,
swift ,
unanticipated ,
unexpected ,
unforeseen ,
unlooked -
for ,
unpredicted ,
up -
and -
down ,
vertical ,
wanton ,
wild
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