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PRECIP'ITATE, v.t. [L. proecipito, from proeceps, headlong. See Precipice .] 1. ...
PRECIP'ITATED, pp. Hurried; hastened rashly; thrown headlong.
PRECIP'ITATELY, adv. Headlong; with steep descent. 1. Hastily; with rash haste; ...
PRECIP'ITATING, ppr. Throwing headlong; hurrying; hastening rashly.
PRECIPITA'TION, n. [L. proecipitatio.] 1. The act of throwing headlong. 2. A fal...
PRECIP'ITATOR, n. One that urges on with vehemence or rashness.
PRECIP'ITOUS, a. [L. proeceps.] Very steep; as a precipitous cliff or mountain. ...
PRECIP'ITOUSLY, adv. With steep descent; in violent haste.
PRECIP'ITOUSNESS, n. Steepness of descent. 1. Rash haste.
PRECIP'TANCY, n. [from precipitant.] Headlong hurry; rash haste; haste in resolv...
PRECI'SE, a. [L. proecisus, from proecido, to cut off; proe and coedo; literally...
PRECI'SELY, adv. Exactly; nicely; accurately; in exact conformity to truth or to...
PRECI'SENESS, n. Exactness; rigid nicety; as the preciseness of words or express...
PRECI'SIAN, n. s as z. One that limits or restrains. 1. One who is rigidly or ce...
PRECI'SIANISM, n. Excessive exactness; superstitious rigor. [These two words are...
PRECI'SION, n. s as z. [L. proecisio.] Exact limitation; exactness; accuracy. Pr...