Both Uses of
precipitous
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- The ascent is precipitous, but the path is cut into continual and short windings, which enable you to surmount the perpendicularity of the mountain.†
p. 100.4 *
- She continued her course along the precipitous sides of the river, when suddenly her foot slipped, and she fell into the rapid stream.†
p. 142.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(precipitous) done with very great haste and without due deliberation
or:
very steep -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, precipitous may mean characterized by precipices (steep cliffs); or extremely steep.