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Meanings of precipitous in English
Done with very great haste and without due deliberation.
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Examples for "sudden"
Examples for "sudden"
1
The number 8 is particularly auspicious, symbolizing sudden prosperity and good fortune.
2
Mizuki was surprised by this sudden question, but gave it serious thought.
3
Apparently Avery had accepted Mrs. Osborne's sudden change of mind without question.
4
The sudden change in him left Mitsuyo at a loss for words.
5
Portia feels a sudden hope for the first time in many days.
1
The new measures follow a sharp increase in cases in recent days.
2
Hard; sheep or goat; blue-veined; sharp; tangy; from Tigne Valley in Savoy.
3
Semisoft; white; creamy; sharp; historic since the time of the Merovingian kings.
4
Late yesterday, the recent sharp volatility of the New York market continued.
5
Local media have reported sharp divisions within the government on the issue.
1
However Monaghan's recent unbeaten run of late came to an abrupt end.
2
Getting up, 'I must go,' she said in her curt, abrupt way.
3
Opposition groups said the abrupt closure was a pretext to prevent protests.
4
The abrupt postponements also raise questions about guitarist Eddie Van Halen's health.
5
The abrupt change in position dizzied her; she staggered and caught herself.
Usage of precipitous in English
1
The new nonskid type of napkin adheres to the abdomen, however precipitous.
2
From a high in 1990, the crime rate went into precipitous decline.
3
Dunstanburgh's precipitous cliffs loom large again as you pass the golf course.
4
The declivity marks the end of the precipitous gorge of the Niagara.
5
They carried on downwards, negotiating flight after flight of precipitous stone steps.
6
They are in some places almost mountainous in height and exceedingly precipitous.
7
Plenty of deep water; banks too precipitous for the animals to water.
8
The descent of the pass on that side is precipitous and exciting.
9
He rolled himself to the verge of the first precipitous grassy descent.
10
Solzhenitsyn's fall from official grace was almost as precipitous as his rise.
11
They were in a small lake surrounded by lofty and precipitous icebergs.
12
Thin streaks of cascades on precipitous rocks made silver veinings in ebony.
13
Shorty whirled his horse and flung it wildly down the precipitous slope.
14
Then it grew precipitous, and the ascent demanded greater circumspection and intelligence.
15
That makes a precipitous decline in obesity in that group highly unlikely.
16
About it stood the most precipitous granite cliffs to be found hereabouts.
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common