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Qué (quién) es precipitous - definición
precipitous
1.
A precipitous slope or drop is very steep and often dangerous.
The town is perched on the edge of a steep, precipitous cliff.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
• precipitously
The ground beyond the road fell away precipitously.
ADV: usu ADV after v, also ADV adj
2.
A precipitous change is sudden and unpleasant.
The stock market's precipitous drop frightened foreign investors...
ADJ: usu ADJ n
• precipitously
The company has seen its profits fall precipitously over the past few years.
ADV: ADV with v
3.
A precipitous action happens very quickly and often without being planned.
...a precipitous decision.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
• precipitously
They've got to act precipitously to make the deals.
ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
precipitous
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¦ adjective
1. dangerously high or steep.
2. (of a change to a worse situation) sudden and dramatic.
Derivatives
precipitously adverb
precipitousness noun
Origin
C17: from obs. Fr. precipiteux, from L. praeceps, praecip(it)- (see precipitate).
Precipitous
·adj Headlong; as, precipitous fall.
II. Precipitous ·adj Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain.
III. Precipitous ·adj Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous attempts.
Ejemplos de uso de precipitous
1. Inevitably many escaped and decided that precipitous buildings were just as good as precipitous cliffs.
2. "Exactly, immediate precipitous withdrawal irrespective of any consequences," Zebari said.
3. His precipitous action almost provoked a parish incident.
4. In Adelson‘s case, the fall has been precipitous.
5. "We are already experiencing a precipitous drop in tourism.