Unscramble

p 3 r 1 e 1 c 3 i 1 p 3 i 1 t 1 o 1 u 1 s 1

11 letters · 17 points in Scrabble

Meaning

adjective done with very great haste and without due deliberation; - Shakespeare; - Arthur Geddes

adjective extremely steep

originFrom oblique stem of Latin praeceps, praecipit- + -ous, from obsolete French précipiteux, from Vulgar Latin *praecipitosus, from praecipitō, from praeceps, praecipit- + -ō, from prae- (“before”) + caput (“head”). Equivalent to precipice (“steep cliff, brink”) + -ous.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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