Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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PRECIP'ITOUS, adjective [Latin proeceps.] Very steep; as a precipitous cliff or mountain.
1. Headlong; directly or rapidly descending; as a precipitous fall.
2. Hasty; rash; heady.
Advice unsafe, precipitous and bold.
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