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precipitous
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of PRECIPITOUS
[more precipitous; most precipitous] formal
1
: very steep险峻的；陡峭的
- a precipitous slope一处陡坡
2
: happening in a very quick and sudden way骤然的；急剧的
- There has been a precipitous decline/drop in home sales recently.最近住房销售直线下降。
- People were shocked by his precipitous fall from political power.他突然失去政治权力，民众感到震惊。
3
: done too quickly and without enough thought or planning鲁莽的；仓促的
- a precipitous [=precipitate] action贸然行动
— precipitously
adverb- The slope dropped away precipitously.这个斜坡突然下降。
- Home sales are declining/dropping precipitously.住房销售正在猛降。
— precipitousness
noun [noncount]
Synonyms
Example Sentences
There has been a precipitous decline in home sales recently. People were shocked by his precipitous fall from political power.
Recent Examples on the Web Even as California and the Bay Area drop most coronavirus restrictions amid a precipitous decline in cases, COVID-19 is on the rise again in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe. 
Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2022 In the past week, Bitcoin and Ethereum sunk and then popped, both currently trading roughly flat as of Tuesday evening, after having pared some losses from a precipitous decline that began in mid-November (both are still down over 30%). Anne Sraders, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2022 Any slowdown could trigger a precipitous decline in its share price. oregonlive, 9 Jan. 2022 Peak in four weeks and precipitous decline in another two. Julia Musto, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2022 As of 2019, the state was providing direct assistance to about 3,000 families out of nearly 30,000 living in poverty, a precipitous decline from the mid-’90s, when Utah’s program served roughly 60% of these parents and children. Kim Raff, ProPublica, 2 Dec. 2021 As of 2019, the state was providing direct assistance to about 3,000 families out of nearly 30,000 living in poverty, a precipitous decline from the mid-1990s, when Utah’s program served roughly 60% of these parents and children. The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Dec. 2021 As the bellwether for crypto assets, the precipitous fall is drawing a lot of attention on the future of crypto assets. Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 21 June 2022 The precipitous fall of Terra has re-energized crypto skeptics. Niall Ferguson And Manny Rincon-cruz, WSJ, 12 June 2022 See More
Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2022 In the past week, Bitcoin and Ethereum sunk and then popped, both currently trading roughly flat as of Tuesday evening, after having pared some losses from a precipitous decline that began in mid-November (both are still down over 30%). Anne Sraders, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2022 Any slowdown could trigger a precipitous decline in its share price. oregonlive, 9 Jan. 2022 Peak in four weeks and precipitous decline in another two. Julia Musto, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2022 As of 2019, the state was providing direct assistance to about 3,000 families out of nearly 30,000 living in poverty, a precipitous decline from the mid-’90s, when Utah’s program served roughly 60% of these parents and children. Kim Raff, ProPublica, 2 Dec. 2021 As of 2019, the state was providing direct assistance to about 3,000 families out of nearly 30,000 living in poverty, a precipitous decline from the mid-1990s, when Utah’s program served roughly 60% of these parents and children. The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Dec. 2021 As the bellwether for crypto assets, the precipitous fall is drawing a lot of attention on the future of crypto assets. Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 21 June 2022 The precipitous fall of Terra has re-energized crypto skeptics. Niall Ferguson And Manny Rincon-cruz, WSJ, 12 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French précipiteux, from Middle French, from Latin precipitium precipice
First Known Use
1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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