precipitousness
- n the property possessed by a slope that is very steep
- n the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
- Long a thorn not only in Britain's but also in Gandhi's side (since his precipitousness upset many patient Gandhi plans), Subhas Bose is used to suppression.
- In she flounces in her mistress's gown, squeals "Whatever mahst you think ahv me!," shows little of the high class lady's precipitousness toward adultery.