Today’s word of the day is ‘Precipitous‘ Let us understand more about this word.
[responsivevoice] Precipitous [/responsivevoice] [ pri-sip-i-tuhs ]
What is this word’s grammar?
The word is an adjective, i.e., it adds more information about the noun or sentence.
Does the word have a past tense? What is it?
No, the word is an adjective. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
How is the word pronounced in popular languages?
1. Hindi – Tez
2. Spanish – Precipitado(masculine); Precipitada(feminine)
3. French – Abrupt(masculine); Abrupte(feminine)
4. Mandarin – Dǒuqiào
How to use this word in a sentence?
1. We think everyone needs to hunker down and brace for what’s going to be a precipitous increase.
2. Ripperda’s equipage wound down a long and twisting defile between two precipitous rocks.
3. Subig is a fine natural harbor, but with precipitous shores just as Nature has made it.
4. The Prussians held an apparently impregnable position on the Landgrafenberg, a precipitous hill that commanded the town.
5. A very shallow sheet of water flowed down over a broad but nowise precipitous ledge of rock into the valley beneath.
What are some synonyms of the word of the day?
Some synonyms of the word are:
abrupt, craggy, dizzying, sharp, arduous, dizzy, high, perpendicular, precipitate, sheer, etc.
What are some antonyms of the word of the day?
Some antonyms of the word are:
calm, flat, kind, nice, gradual, etc.
Quotation:
The plausible outcomes range from the gradual and benign to the more precipitous and damaging.
Timothy Geithner
Social Example:
Data shows a precipitous month-over-month decline in case rates over the past four months https://t.co/KCHrLjO29q
— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) May 5, 2021
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