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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the property possessed by a slope that is very steep;
[syn: abruptness, precipitousness, steepness]

2. the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning;
[syn: abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Precipitous \Pre*cip"i*tous\, a. [L. praeceps, -cipitis: cf. OF. precipiteux. See Precipice.] 1. Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain. [1913 Webster] 2. Headlong; as, precipitous fall. [1913 Webster] 3. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous attempts. --Sir T. Browne. "Marian's low, precipitous `Hush!'" --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] -- Pre*cip"i*tous*ly, adv. -- Pre*cip"i*tous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

precipitousness n 1: the property possessed by a slope that is very steep [syn: abruptness, precipitousness, steepness] [ant: gentleness, gradualness] 2: the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning [syn: abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness]