Peter Yarrow

We Americans are world leaders and we must lead by example - particularly in times that require careful deliberation before any precipitous action - lest we fail to walk in the shoes of those we might injure.

American Musician

Lisa Kennedy Montgomery

It must be hard being Jim Carrey. His precipitous fall from comedic grace has climaxed in a sad thud as the once brilliant rubber-faced comic has transformed into an unfunny, thick human hemorrhoid.

American Author

Timothy Geithner

The plausible outcomes range from the gradual and benign to the more precipitous and damaging.

American Public Servant

Use 'precipitous' to describe landscapes or objects that dramatically rise or fall.

Visual Imagery

'Precipitous' conveys awe or fear due to extreme steepness or depth.

Emotional Effect

While often used for natural features, 'precipitous' can also apply to man-made structures.

Not Just Mountains

'Precipitous' suggests a fast, perhaps unexpected, shift in a situation.

Sudden Changes

A 'precipitous' change is often used to describe a negative or unfavorable turn of events.

Negative Connotation

Use 'precipitous' in contexts where things move or happen quickly, like markets or emotions.

Fast-Paced Context

'Precipitous' indicates an action taken without careful consideration, often regretted later.

Impulsive Action

'Precipitous' can be critical, implying a lack of prudence or foresight in actions.

Critically Used

Use 'precipitous' when referring to decisions or actions that are later regretted.

Context of Regret

 fear of heights I've seen juvenile monkeys playing right on the edge of precipitous cliffs without seeming a care in the world and so that's how they begin their day just with a big climb in contrast researchers and photographers we want to get to the cliffs before the monkeys make it to the top that's when

The Fascinating Lives of...

 Basically, there's this precipitous drop of marital satisfaction, which is closely aligned, we all know, with broader happiness, that doesn't rise again until your first child goes to college. So I'm sitting here looking at the next two decades of my life,