Definition for PRE-CIP'I-TOUS

PRE-CIP'I-TOUS, a. [L. præceps.]

  1. Very steep; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain.
  2. Headlong; directly or rapidly descending; as, a precipitous fall. – K. Charles.
  3. Hasty; rash; heady. Advice unsafe, precipitous and bold. – Dryden.

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