precipitous
ਚੜ੍ਹਾਈ
definition
adjective
the precipitous cliffs of the North Atlantic coast
dangerously high or steep.
precipitous intervention
(of an action) done suddenly and without careful consideration.
example
With 'precipitous' limestone cliffs, deeply shaded ravines, and clear rocky streams, the Driftless Area is a rugged landscape.
In centers of Democratic strength, the drop-off in turnout was more 'precipitous' still.
Unfortunately, he then experienced one of the most 'precipitous' declines in major league history.
Late in the afternoon, we drop anchor beneath the island's 'precipitous' cliffs and, possessed by a powerful craving for a cold beer, row to the fish-stained docks.
Lying just over 14 km off the extreme south-west coast, Eldey's 'precipitous' cliffs rise to a height of nearly 80 metres.
Where the road ends, there is a 'precipitous' staircase down the cliff, offering the occasional vertigo-inducing vista down the rock face to the turbulent Mediterranean.
The result is families under siege, war in the streets, the 'precipitous' decline of the rule of law, the rapid rise of corruption, the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit.
The machinery of contemporary human reason thus turns out to be rooted in a biologically incremental progression while simultaneously existing on the far side of a 'precipitous' cliff in cognitive-architectural space.
A 'precipitous' drop in performance and a more rapid rate of fatigue often result.
The view is mind-boggling, with a 'precipitous' drop into the defile of the Lairig Ghru, the great pass that splits the Cairngorms, linking Aviemore and Braemar.
It was near the edge of a 'precipitous' drop into the valley.
Once again you said, ‘I don't know if we've ever seen a more 'precipitous' drop in international stature and public opinion with regard to this country as we have in the last two years.’
The 'precipitous' decrease in size and numbers of American alligators taken for trade reflected a species in decline.
During the past two decades, Canadian participation in elections at all levels has undergone a 'precipitous' slide.
This was a lovely glimpse of the Pacific Ocean, calm and sunny, with the bold 'precipitous' cliffs of Maria Island rising grandly in the distance.
If our foreign policies are rash, 'precipitous' and not objectively thought out they will harm us domestically.
And I don't think we should be talking in terms of 'precipitous' withdrawal.
The rebranding comes in the wake of a 'precipitous' drop in tourist arrivals to what was once Asia's most popular vacation destination.
Since the 1960s we have witnessed a 'precipitous' increase in the number of marriages ending in divorce.
A recognition of this epistemological complexity is itself sufficient to compel the thoughtful interpreter to avoid 'precipitous' decisions.
A small drop between 1982 and 1992, followed by a more 'precipitous' drop over the past decade?
The monks' view from their cell windows was heart-stopping: a sheer drop down the 'precipitous' wooded ravine sides to the valley floor 1,000 ft. below.
Overlooking it are the residential streets that were carved from the 'precipitous' slopes.
What has caused the press' sudden and 'precipitous' drop-off in confidence in the American public?
The resulting 'precipitous' decline in living standards has created conditions in which virtually everyone involved in the February 29 shooting can be described as a victim.
Some trees were standing diagonally, with their entangled roots exposed on the 'precipitous' rocky cliffs.
Our tiny bus wound up through the Inguri Valley whose 'precipitous' road hugged cliffs and ravines, worming through crude tunnels and skirting thick forests.
Our military history offers few such stunning examples of the spectacular rise, 'precipitous' fall and dramatic vindication of a combat leader.
Many follow the island's 1,365 miles of irrigation channels, called levadas, stretches of which run along steep slopes with 'precipitous' drops to one side.
Their roots sometimes spread out over the path, and gained anchorage on the most 'precipitous' slopes.
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