The Only Use of
precipitous
in
A Wrinkle in Time
- And though it was warmer than it had been when they so precipitously left the apple orchard, there was a faintly autumnal touch to the air; near them were several small trees with reddened leaves very like sumac, and a big patch of goldenrod-like flowers.†
p. 111.4
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.