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precipice
[ pres-uh-pis ]
noun
- a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face.
- a situation of great peril:
on the precipice of war.
precipice
/ ˈɛɪɪ /
noun
- the steep sheer face of a cliff or crag
- the cliff or crag itself
- a precarious situation
Derived Forms
- ˈ辱, adjective
Other Word Forms
- i·辱 adjective
- un·i·辱 adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of precipice1
Word History and Origins
Origin of precipice1
Example Sentences
For some, procrastination until the precipice of death inevitably led to a rather stressful process of deathbed absolution.
But the nation still faces — and hasn’t yet fallen over — the precipice between troubled waters and full-on crisis, they said.
As a person who is probably more on the precipice of being a mother myself, it’s made me think about what it’s like to be a true mother.
At 43, Schwartz could be at the precipice of taking his career in a defined direction.
For the better part of two years, Democrats told voters that their country was on the precipice of disaster.
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