precipitous
adjective
of the nature of or characterized by precipices.
precipitousness
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a word derived from
precipitous.
Example Sentences
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The loftiest peak is about three thousand feet above the sea, but on account of the extreme precipitousness of the island it appears much higher.
From The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight
There is a stock story they tell of the Arrow Lakes, and which appears intended to convey to the simple tourist a graphic idea of the precipitousness of their rocky walls.
From Down the Columbia by Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) Freeman
The precipitousness of the affair had taken her breath away and driven all thought in mad rout from her mind.
From Carmen Ariza by Charles Francis Stocking
But unfortunately the precipitousness of the street encouraged its head-strong caprices, and a few seconds later all four shafts were broken, and the pantechnicon seemed to scent the open prairie.
From The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett
The first impression when one arrives at Hopi Point is of the nearness of the buttes, and the sheer precipitousness of the place upon which he stands.
From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by George Wharton James
