Adj. Dangerously high or steep

Done suddenly without careful consideration

Souce of Definition: Precipitous Definition from Oxford Learner’s Dictionary

I came across this word when I was reading about how Marsh rabbits have tied pythons when it comes to morality in the Everglades.

Quote: Evidence linking pythons to mammal declines has been indirect and there are reasons to question whether pythons, or any predator, could have caused the precipitous declines seen across a range of mammalian functional groups.

To under stand precipitous better, think about how the stock look. Stocks are basically made up of steep rises and drops.

Precipitous image.