Precipitous | Mean of precipitous in English Dictionary

/prɪˈsɪpətəs/

• very steep
1. a precipitous slope
• happening in a very quick and sudden way
1. There has been a precipitous decline/drop in home sales recently.
2. People were shocked by his precipitous fall from political power.
• done too quickly and without enough thought or planning
1. a precipitous [=precipitate] action