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In action, excessively hasty; also very steep.
adjective
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precipitous
A precipitous decision to cancel the event left no time to consider alternatives.
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A precipitous hillside rose beside the travelers' camp in the adventure story, its extremely steep face making the chosen setting look far more severe than the valley below.
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