precipitous
UK /pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs/ US /pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs/
adj 3
Definitions
adj
1
Steep, like a precipice
a precipitous cliff
a precipitous mountain
2
Headlong
a precipitous fall
3
Hasty; rash; quick; sudden
precipitous attempts
[…]humans have been responsible for a precipitous decline of elephants, from perhaps 300,000 in the early 1970s to some 10,000 today.
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