Noah Webster
Precipitous
PRECIP'ITOUS, adjective [Latin proeceps.] Very steep; as a precipitous cliff or mountain.
1. Headlong; directly or rapidly descending; as a precipitous fall.
2. Hasty; rash; heady.
Advice unsafe, precipitous and bold.
PRECIP'ITOUS, adjective [Latin proeceps.] Very steep; as a precipitous cliff or mountain.
1. Headlong; directly or rapidly descending; as a precipitous fall.
2. Hasty; rash; heady.
Advice unsafe, precipitous and bold.