precipitous
/prɪ'sɪpɪtəs/
adjective
11 letters4 syllables17 points in Scrabble®21 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1
Done with very great haste and without due deliberation.
2
Extremely steep.
“the precipitous rapids of the upper river”
“the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings”
WORD FORMS
Related formprecipitousness
Related formprecipice
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®17 points
Words With Friends®21 points
Double word34 points
Triple word51 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinecipitouspray
Starts & ends withP … S
Syllablespre · cip · i · tous
SYNONYMS & RELATED10
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