precipitous
adjective /prɪˈsɪp.ɪ.təs/
/priːˈsɪp.ɪ.t̬əs/ Definition
› If a slope is precipitous, it is very steep: a precipitous mountain pathHills and mountains › If a reduction or increase is precipitous, it is fast or great: Over the past 18 months, there has been a precipitous fall in car sales.EnormousBig and quite bigFast and rapidShort in time precipitously /-li/ adverb › The price of shares dropped precipitously with the news of poor sales figures.Fast and rapidShort in time
(Definition of precipitous adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- General words for size and amount
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Synonyms and related words:
- a whale of a idiom
- almighty adjective (BIG)
- astronomical adjective (LARGE)
- astronomically adverb (LARGE)
- behemoth noun
- gigantic adjective
- ginormous adjective
- huge adjective
- humungous adjective
- immeasurable adjective
- monumental adjective
- mountainous adjective
- off the charts idiom
- oversize adjective
- overwhelming adjective
- prodigious adjective
- thumping adjective
- walloping adjective
- whopping adjective
- yawning adjective
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