precipitous - Meaning in Sanskrit

precipitous - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Definitions and Meaning of precipitous in English

precipitous adjective

1. extremely steep

   Examples

   • "a sharp drop"
   • "an abrupt canyon"
   • "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"
   • "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"
2. done with very great haste and without due deliberation

   Examples

   • "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"
   • "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"
   • "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"
   • "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"

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