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praeceps — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • headlong adv Head first, or with reckless, unrestrained speed.
  • precipitous adj Steep, like a precipice
  • steep adj Rising or falling at a sharp angle, close to vertical.

Senses

praeceps is used for these senses in English:

  • headlong With the head first or down.
  • precipitous Steep, like a precipice
  • steep Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.

headlong — full definition

  1. adv Head first, or with reckless, unrestrained speed.
  2. adj Rash, hasty, or plunging forward without thinking things through.

precipitous — full definition

  1. adj Steep, like a precipice
  2. adj Hasty; rash; quick; sudden

Related Latin words