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precipitousness n. 险峻;轻率 险峻;轻率 precipitousness n 1: the property possessed by a slope that is very steep [synonym: {abruptness}, {precipitousness}, {steepness}] [ant: {gentleness}, {gradualness}] 2: the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning [synonym: {abruptness}, {precipitateness}, {precipitousness}, {precipitance}, {precipitancy}, {suddenness}] 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. [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. [1913 Webster]
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