Wordwatch: Precipitous
“Precipitous” is clearly connected to the word “precipice” and we all know what that means.
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“Precipitous” is clearly connected to the word “precipice” and we all know what that means.
The word enjoy has been stripped of its traditional usage by convention and overuse.
The word mitigate, which means to alleviate or lessen often gets muddled with the word militate, to oppose or fight against.
The word “multiple” seems to be replacing the simpler “many” in the vocabulary of journalists and other writers.
The inappropriate use of “masterful”, has become so common that it could just eclipse the more appropriate “masterly”.
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