Definition of precipitous

"precipitous" in the adjective sense

1. hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant, precipitous

done with very great haste and without due deliberation

"hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare

"hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes

"rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"

"wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"

2. abrupt, precipitous, sharp

extremely steep

"an abrupt canyon"

"the precipitous rapids of the upper river"

"the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"

"a sharp drop"

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Quotations for precipitous

Eternity! How know we but we stand
On the precipitous and crumbling verge
Of Time even now. Eternity below? [ Abraham Coles ]

precipitous in Scrabble®

The word precipitous is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters precipitous:

PRECIPITOUS
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (34 words)

copiers, coppers, cuprite, erotics, outpipe, picrite, picture, piteous, pitiers, poetics, posture, potpies, pouters, poutier, precuts, purpose, recoups, ripstop, ropiest, scouter, soppier, soupier, spicier, spouter, stopper, stourie, support, tippers, tippier, tipsier, toppers, triceps, tropics, troupes

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In precipitous

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precipitous in Words With Friends™

The word precipitous is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters precipitous:

PRECIPITOUS
(333)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (34 words)

copiers, coppers, cuprite, erotics, outpipe, picrite, picture, piteous, pitiers, poetics, posture, potpies, pouters, poutier, precuts, purpose, recoups, ripstop, ropiest, scouter, soppier, soupier, spicier, spouter, stopper, stourie, support, tippers, tippier, tipsier, toppers, triceps, tropics, troupes

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word precipitous

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In precipitous

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