Synonyms for Precipitous (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (done with very great haste and without due deliberation):
hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitate, precipitate
WordNet sense 2 ((of a shore or shoreline) characterized by steep cliffs or precipices):
clifflike, cliffy
WordNet sense 3 (extremely steep):
abrupt, sharp
WordNet sense 4 (having a sharp inclination):
steep
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