gentle and merciful; also mild when describing weather
- Similar:
- merciful
- Opposite:
- cruel
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precipitous
adjective
extremely steep, like a cliff or a sudden drop
The precipitous hill was hard to climb.
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More weather & nature words
to flood a place, or to give far too much to deal with
- Similar:
- flood
- Opposite:
- drain
a soft, muddy bog, or a tricky situation
- Similar:
- swamp
belonging to regions next to the tropics, with hot, humid weather
- Similar:
- humid
- Opposite:
- arctic
stormy and wild, or full of strong, stormy feelings
- Similar:
- stormy
- Opposite:
- calm
to become less strong or less intense
- Similar:
- lessen
- Opposite:
- escalate
very dry, with little or no rain
- Similar:
- dry
- Opposite:
- fertile
too dry and poor for plants to grow
- Similar:
- empty
- Opposite:
- fertile