head-on vs precipitous

head-on

adj
  • Direct, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating. 

  • Of a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion. 

noun
  • A collision from the front. 

adv
  • With the front of a vehicle. 

  • With direct confrontation. 

precipitous

adj
  • Hasty; rash; quick; sudden 

  • Headlong 

  • Steep, like a precipice 

How often have the words head-on and precipitous occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )