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
- adv Head first, or with reckless, unrestrained speed.
- adj Rash, hasty, or plunging forward without thinking things through.
precipitous — full definition
- adj Steep, like a precipice
- adj Hasty; rash; quick; sudden