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precipitous |
Grep of noun precipitous precipitousness Overview of adj precipitous The adj precipitous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. precipitous -- (characterized by precipices; "a precipitous bluff") 2. abrupt, precipitous, sharp -- (extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop") Antonyms of adj precipitous 2 senses of precipitous Sense 1 precipitous INDIRECT (VIA cliffy) -> beachy, beachlike Sense 2 abrupt, precipitous, sharp INDIRECT (VIA steep) -> gradual Similarity of adj precipitous 2 senses of precipitous Sense 1 precipitous => cliffy (vs. beachy), clifflike Sense 2 abrupt, precipitous, sharp => steep (vs. gradual) Attributes of adj precipitous Familiarity of adj precipitous precipitous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj precipitous precipitous Overview of adj precipitous The adj precipitous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. precipitous -- (characterized by precipices; "a precipitous bluff") 2. abrupt, precipitous, sharp -- (extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop")
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