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precipitousness

noun

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noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about precipitousness at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The property possessed by a slope that is very steep.
  2. The quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning.

Origin

From precipitous + -ness.

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Related Words: abruptnesssteepnessprecipitantnessprecipitatenessprecipitabilityheadlongnesssuddennessimminentnessprematurenessimminencesuddenlinessimpetuousness

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