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steepness Definition


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steep1
adj steeper, steepest
    1. Sloping sharply.
      Thesaurus: abrupt, sheer, perpendicular, precipitous; Antonym: gentle, moderate.
    2. colloq
      Said of a price, rate, etc: unreasonably high.
    3. colloq
      Said of a story or someone's version of events: hard to believe.
Derivative: steepish
adj
    Derivative: steeply
    adverb
      Derivative: steepness
      noun
        Etymology: Anglo-Saxon steap.



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