The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STEEP , but the solution may also be RAINY which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Precipitous crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STEEP | 74 % | 5 |
| SHEER | 10 % | 5 |
| RAINY | 5 % | 5 |
| RASH | 3 % | 4 |
| HASTY | 3 % | 5 |
| SHARP | 3 % | 5 |
| ABRUPT | 2 % | 6 |
Why may RAINY be the right solution?
The word "precipitous" can mean steep or sudden. "Rainy" can be used to describe a sudden or steep increase in rainfall, making it an appropriate answer for the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Precipitous
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- abrupt
- sharp
- steep
- cliffy
- clifflike
- headlong
- precipitate
- precipitated
- fast-paced
- quick
- hasty
- hurried
Crossword Answer definitions
STEEP noun- The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.
- Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
- Expensive
- Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
- (of the rake of a ship's mast, or a car's windshield) resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular
- A liquid used in a steeping process
- A rennet bag.
- (middle voice) To soak or wet thoroughly.
- To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result STEEP
- Inclined sharply
- Make thoroughly wet
- Precipitous
- Brew tea
- Not gradual
- High, pricewise
- Like an uphill battle?
- Tough to get up
- Quite inclined
- Exorbitant
More clues leading to the result SHEER
- Fine, and transparent
- Like some hosiery
- Like some lingerie
- See-through
- Like some drops
- Like some pantyhose
- Downright
- Nearly vertical
- Like some hose
- Transparent
More clues leading to the result RAINY
- Unpopular forecast word
- Wet and misty
- Wet
- Really coming down
- Pluvial
- Not fair
- Like London weather
- Not so clear, say
- Parade-spoiling
- Like a jungle's climate
More clues leading to the result RASH
- Calamine lotion target
- Itchy outbreak
- Skin eruption
- Acting too hastily
- Allergic reaction
- Devil-may-care
- Hives, e.g.
- Impulsive
- Poison-ivy consequence
- Unthinking
More clues leading to the result HASTY
- Alacritous
- Slapdash
- Swift
- Impetuous
- Ill-advised, as a plan
- ___ Pudding Theatricals
- Rash, as a decision
- Like Harvard's pudding
- Rash
- Type of pudding
More clues leading to the result SHARP
- On the dot
- Out of tune
- Off key
- On, as a pitcher
- A little high in music class?
- Like the cutting edge
- Higher than normal
- On the ball
- What # may indicate
- Pitched too high