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Yes, precipitous is playable

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"Precipitous" Definition

adjective

Having several precipices: a precipitous bluff.
Resembling a precipice; extremely steep. See Synonyms at steep1.
Usage Problem Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate: "The change has included a precipitous collapse of Communist authority” ( New York Times). See Usage Note at precipitate.
Very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging in rise or fall .
Having precipitous sides .

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