1610s, now obsolete, but formerly preferred by purists for the sense "high and steep" over the later formation precipitous. Related: Precipitiously.
precipice
precipitant
precipitate
precipitation
precipitative
precipitious
precipitous
precis
precise
preciseness
precisian
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