Both Uses of
precipitous
in
Frankenstein
- The ascent is precipitous, but the path is cut into continual and short windings, which enable you to surmount the perpendicularity of the mountain.†
Chpt 10 *
- She continued her course along the precipitous sides of the river, when suddenly her foot slipped, and she fell into the rapid stream.†
Chpt 16
Definition:
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(precipitous) done with very great haste and without due deliberation
or:
very steep