Precipitous Meaning in English

word

US

pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs

pri-SIP-i-tuhs

UK

pɹɪsˈɪpɪtəs

pris-IP-i-tuhs

التعريف

Very steep or sudden, often used to describe slopes or drops, but also refers to rapid or drastic changes.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal and descriptive, often used for cliffs or slopes ('a precipitous cliff'), but also in figurative contexts like 'a precipitous decline'. Not interchangeable with 'precipitated', which is a verb form.

• Spanish: precipitado - escarpado (terreno) - abrupto
• Portuguese (BR): íngreme - precipitado (figurado)
• Portuguese (PT): íngreme - precipitado (figurado)
• Chinese (Simplified): 陡峭的 - 急剧的
• Chinese (Traditional): 陡峭的 - 急遽的
• Hindi: बहुत खड़ी - अचानक
• Arabic: حاد (جداً) - شديد الانحدار
• Bengali: খাড়া - আকস্মিক - উল্কাগত
• Russian: крутой - обрывистый - резкий (о переменах)
• Japanese: 険しい - 急激な
• Vietnamese: dốc đứng - đột ngột
• Korean: 가파른 - 급격한
• Turkish: sarptır - dik - ani (değişiklikler için)
• Urdu: انتہائی ڈھلوان - اچانک - تیز (تبدیلی کے لئے)
• Indonesian: curam - mendadak (untuk perubahan drastis)

جمل نموذجية

The mountain has a precipitous slope.

basic

There was a precipitous drop in temperature last night.

basic

Be careful, the path becomes precipitous after the river.

basic

The company faced a precipitous decline in profits this year.

natural

After the bridge, the trail turns precipitous, so don't go alone.

natural

Stock prices took a precipitous fall after the announcement.

natural