precipitous
adjective
1 precipitous
Done with very great haste and without due deliberation.
synonyms: hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitate.
Roget 113: instantaneous, momentary, sudden, immediate, instant, abrupt, discontinuous, precipitous, precipitant, precipitate; subitaneous†, hasty; quick as thought, quick as lightning, ... show more
Polish: pospieszny, pośpieszny
2 precipitous
Extremely steep:
— The precipitous rapids of the upper river.
— The precipitous hills of Chinese paintings.
Polish: urwisty
Moby thesaurus: abrupt, accident-prone, acclivitous, arduous, bluff, bold, breakneck, breathless, careless, declivitous, desperate, devil-may-care, electrifying, furious, harum-scarum, hasty, headlong, hotheaded, hurried, impetuous ... show more.
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