precipitousness
Cliff-like vertical angle
Precipitousness is the quality of being dangerously steep or sheer: The precipitousness of the cliff made descent impossible.
It also describes hasty, reckless action taken without adequate consideration: The precipitousness of his resignation surprised everyone.
Both senses share the idea of a sudden, dramatic drop—whether physical or metaphorical.
Angled rising surface
- gradientRate of change across space
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- declivityDownward-sloping ground
acclivity · pitch · grade · angle · drop-off · cliffside · mountainside · elevation
incline
Angled rising surface
- gradientRate of change across space
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
declivity · acclivity · pitch · grade · angle · drop-off · cliffside · mountainside · elevation · sharpness
danger
Exposure to harm
fall · treacherous · unstable · plunge · chasm · ravine · gorge · canyon · gulch · rockslide
hasty
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
headlong · ill-considered · sudden · abrupt · unplanned · impetuous · foolhardy · heedless · thoughtless · careless
- impulsivityimpulsiveness, impulsivity, rashness, recklessness, hastiness
precipitousnessslowness
Absence of quickness
gradualness · leisureliness · sluggishness · deliberateness · unhurriedness
precipitousnessdeliberation
Careful weighing of choices
deliberateness · carefulness · caution · prudence · circumspection
precipitousnessgradualness
Slow, steady progression
gentleness · levelness · flatness · evenness · mildness
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