precipitant, precipitate, precipitous — All three come from the same root, the Latin praecipitare ( to throw headlong ). Precipitous means very steep: cliff faces are precipitous. Precipitant and precipitate both indicate a headlong rush and are almost indistinguishable in meaning,… … Dictionary of troublesome word
precipitant, precipitate, precipitous — All three come from the same root, the Latin praecipitare ( to throw headlong ). Precipitous means very steep: cliff faces are precipitous. Precipitant and precipitate both indicate a headlong rush and are almost indistinguishable in meaning,… … Dictionary of troublesome word
precipitant — , precipitate, precipitous All three come from the same root, the Latin praecipitare ( to throw headlong ). Precipitous means very steep: cliff faces are precipitous. Precipitant and precipitate both indicate a headlong rush and are almost… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
precipitant — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, accident prone, breakneck, breathless, careless, desperate, devil may care, electrifying, furious, harum scarum, hasty, headlong, hotheaded, hurried, impetuous, impulsive, mad, nerve shattering, overeager,… … Moby Thesaurus
precipitate — Synonyms and related words: a bit previous, abrupt, accelerate, accident prone, ad lib, advance, advanced, aftereffect, aftermath, agile, alluvion, alluvium, arduous, ash, blow down, blow over, bowl down, bowl over, breakneck, breathless, bring… … Moby Thesaurus
precipitous — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, accident prone, acclivitous, arduous, bluff, bold, breakneck, breathless, careless, declivitous, desperate, devil may care, electrifying, furious, harum scarum, hasty, headlong, hotheaded, hurried, impetuous,… … Moby Thesaurus
precipitous — precipitate [v] hurry, speed accelerate, advance, bring on, cast, discharge, dispatch, expedite, fling, further, hasten, hurl, launch, let fly, press, push forward, quicken, send forth, speed up, throw, trigger; concepts 152,242,704 Ant. check,… … New thesaurus
precipitate — [v] hurry, speed accelerate, advance, bring on, cast, discharge, dispatch, expedite, fling, further, hasten, hurl, launch, let fly, press, push forward, quicken, send forth, speed up, throw, trigger; concepts 152,242,704 Ant. check, slow, wait… … New thesaurus
precipitate — I adjective abrupt, breakneck, foolhardy, harebrained, hasty, headlong, headstrong, heady, hellbent, hot headed, hurried, immediate, impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, inconsultus, indiscreet, injudicious, madcap, overconfident, overly hasty,… … Law dictionary
precipitant — 1. adjective a) That falls headlong, or causes a headlong fall b) Rash or impulsive 2. noun A substance that forms a precipitate when added to a solution See Also: precipice, pr … Wiktionary
