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The property possessed by a slope that is very steep
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precipitousness
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n. The state or quality of being precipitous.
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Precipitous \Pre*cip"i*tous\, a. [L. praeceps, -cipitis: cf. OF. precipiteux. See Precipice .] Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain. Headlong; as, precipitous fall. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous attempts. ...
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n. the property possessed by a slope that is very steep [syn: abruptness , steepness ] [ant: gradualness ]