precipitous
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Britannica Dictionary definition of PRECIPITOUS
[more precipitous; most precipitous]
formal
1
:
very steep
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a precipitous slope
2
:
happening in a very quick and sudden way
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There has been a precipitous decline/drop in home sales recently.
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People were shocked by his precipitous fall from political power.
3
:
done too quickly and without enough thought or planning
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a precipitous [=precipitate] action
— precipitously
adverb-
The slope dropped away precipitously.
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Home sales are declining/dropping precipitously.
