precipitousness
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With characteristic precipitousness Flame jumped to her feet.
From Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
The first impression when one arrives at Hopi Point is of the nearness of the buttes, and the sheer precipitousness of the place upon which he stands.
From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by George Wharton James
The loftiest peak is about three thousand feet above the sea, but on account of the extreme precipitousness of the island it appears much higher.
From The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight
The precipitousness of the affair had taken her breath away and driven all thought in mad rout from her mind.
From Carmen Ariza by Charles Francis Stocking
The knoll fell away in bushy precipitousness to the plain below.
From Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond by Harry Alverson Franck
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