precipitousness (n.)

  1. the property possessed by a slope that is very steep

    [ Syn: abruptness , steepness ]

  2. the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

    [ Syn: abruptness , precipitateness , precipitance , precipitancy , suddenness ]

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