adjective#8,449 by frequency
steep
/stiːp/
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward or downward at an angle approaching vertical; Expensive; Difficult to access
- comparative
- steeper
- superlative
- steepest
Meanings
- 1
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward or downward at an angle approaching vertical
The price is too steep for me.
Tatoeba · frpzzd · CC BY 2.0 FR
The right bank of the river ended up being steep.
Tatoeba · AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Expensive
- 3
Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high
- 4
resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicularrare