steep

/stiːp/ adjective

Definition

SLOPE › A steep slope, hill, etc goes up or down very quickly: The hill was too steep to cycle up.

CHANGE › A steep increase or fall in something is very big and quick: a steep rise in prices

PRICE informal › very expensive: Hotel prices are steep at $300 for a room.

steeply adverb › Food prices have risen steeply. steepness noun [U]

(Definition of steep adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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