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steep

4 entries found.

Main Entry:
1steep 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈstēp\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English stepe, from Old English stēap high, steep, deep; akin to OldFrisian stāp steep, Middle High German stief — more at stoop
Date:
before 12th century
1: lofty, high —used chiefly of a sea2: making a large angle with the plane of the horizon3 a: mounting or falling precipitously <the stairs were very steep> b: being or characterized by a rapid and intensive decline or increase4: extremely or excessively high <steep prices>
steep·ish 
          Listen to the pronunciation of steepish \ˈstē-pish\ adjective
steep·ly adverb
steep·ness noun
synonyms steep, abrupt, precipitous, sheer mean having an incline approaching the perpendicular. steep implies such sharpness of pitch that ascent or descent is very difficult <a steep hill> <a steep dive>. abrupt implies a sharper pitch and a sudden break in the level <a beach with an abrupt drop-off>. precipitous applies to an incline approaching the vertical <the river winds through a precipitous gorge>. sheer suggests an unbroken perpendicular expanse <sheer cliffs that daunted the climbers>.


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