steeply

steeply
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steep [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular. 2) (of a rise or fall in an amount) very large or rapid. 3) informal (of a price or demand) not reasonable; excessive. 4) informal (of a claim or account) exaggerated.
► NOUN chiefly literary ▪ a steep mountain slope.
DERIVATIVES steeply adverb steepness noun.
ORIGIN Old English, «extending to a great height»; related to STEEPLE(Cf. ↑steepled) and STOOP(Cf. ↑stoop).
Ⅱ.
steep [2] ► VERB 1) soak or be soaked in water or other liquid. 2) (usu. be steeped in) fill or imbue with a particular quality or influence.
ORIGIN Germanic, related to STOUP(Cf. ↑stoup).

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