precipitous
اچانک
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
A bus took us to a 'precipitous' cliff with a door at its base.
Amazingly, all were dragged three kilometres up the 'precipitous' slopes by manpower.
It was near the edge of a 'precipitous' drop into the valley.
Some trees were standing diagonally, with their entangled roots exposed on the 'precipitous' rocky cliffs.
Along the coast, 'precipitous' cliffs up to 1,400 feet high are interspersed with coves and bays leading into deep, V-shaped canyons.
The 'precipitous' decrease in size and numbers of American alligators taken for trade reflected a species in decline.
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.
Unfortunately, he then experienced one of the most 'precipitous' declines in major league history.
Analysts were stunned by Far East's 'precipitous' drop.
The rebranding comes in the wake of a 'precipitous' drop in tourist arrivals to what was once Asia's most popular vacation destination.
Sugar feeds the brain, and fluctuations in the level of this fuel can lead to 'precipitous' changes in a child's mood.
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.
In the case of one ion, the all important carbonate ion, the decrease is 'precipitous' .
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.
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.
A small drop between 1982 and 1992, followed by a more 'precipitous' drop over the past decade?
Lackluster economic growth and a 'precipitous' fall in the stock market have hammered German banks.
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.
Since the 1960s we have witnessed a 'precipitous' increase in the number of marriages ending in divorce.
Our tiny bus wound up through the Inguri Valley whose 'precipitous' road hugged cliffs and ravines, worming through crude tunnels and skirting thick forests.
A recognition of this epistemological complexity is itself sufficient to compel the thoughtful interpreter to avoid 'precipitous' decisions.
The section between Bonne Nuit and Bouley bays, though tough, is entirely on the cliff path and is stunningly beautiful, with the sound of waves crashing against 'precipitous' cliffs and the relentless cries of seabirds.
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.
The topography of the actual route with its monuments and trails, its rivers and bridges, its steep hills and 'precipitous' valleys, is meticulously represented.
And I don't think we should be talking in terms of 'precipitous' withdrawal.
If our foreign policies are rash, 'precipitous' and not objectively thought out they will harm us domestically.
Our military history offers few such stunning examples of the spectacular rise, 'precipitous' fall and dramatic vindication of a combat leader.
In centers of Democratic strength, the drop-off in turnout was more 'precipitous' still.
Their roots sometimes spread out over the path, and gained anchorage on the most 'precipitous' slopes.
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.
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