steep

/stiːp/ adjective

Translation

SLOPE › A steep slope, hill, etc goes up or down very quickly.

dik, sarp, yalçın

The hill was too steep to cycle up.19361535

CHANGE › A steep increase or fall in something is very big and quick.

büyük, önemli, aşırı, haddinden fazla

a steep rise in prices1797

PRICE informal › very expensive

fahiş, kazık, pahalı

Hotel prices are steep at $300 for a room.1424

steeply adverb ›

dik bir biçimde, ani bir şekilde

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

dik olma durumu

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

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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