steep

steep · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Rising or falling sharply.

  2. 2.

    [informal]Unreasonably high.

  3. 3.

    [as verb]To soak in liquid.

Related words

Antonyms: cheap, gentle, gradual
See also: expensive, hill, slope
Synonyms: expensive, precipitous, sharp

Etymology

Adjective: From Old English stēap ("high, lofty, steep"). Verb: From Middle English stepen.