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precipitous
precipitous /prɪˈsɪp.ɪ.təs/ aep /priːˈsɪp.ɪ.t̬əs/ adjective
1 F0 If a slope is precipitous, it is very steep: » a precipitous mountain pathThesaurus+: ↑Hills and mountains2 F0 If a reduction or increase is precipitous, it is fast or great: » Over the past 18 months, there has been a precipitous fall in car sales.Thesaurus+: ↑Enormous , ↑Big and quite bigThesaurus+: ↑Fast and rapid , ↑Short in timeprecipitously /-li/ adverb
► F0» The price of shares dropped precipitously with the news of poor sales figures.Thesaurus+: ↑Fast and rapid , ↑Short in time |