Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a steep manner; with steepness; with precipitous declivity: as, a height rising steeply.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a steep manner; with steepness; with precipitous declivity.
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- adverb In a
steep manner.
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- adverb in a steep manner
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Examples
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The main reason that home values have fallen steeply is foreclosure.
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At the same time, the Mexican birthrate has also dropped steeply from the 1970s when most of the people who have left home in MX to work al otro lado were born!
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CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN SITS on the eastern slope of Colorados Front Range, rising steeply from the prairie and overlooking the city of Colorado Springs.
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The house was built in 1885, near the crest of a hill that rises steeply from the west bank of the Hudson River.
Someplace Like Home 1996
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The Cavendish shore is a very beautiful one; part of it is rock shore, where the rugged red cliffs rise steeply from the boulder-strewn coves.
The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career Lucy Maud 1917
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But producer prices are rising quite steeply, which is likely to mean a greater rise in consumer prices within the next few months.
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Given those realities, the widespread view in Washington is that serious efforts at reducing the deficit will come only when a crisis moment, such as steeply higher borrowing rates, forces the issue.
Despite U.S. deficit concerns, investors still pour money into Treasury bonds 2010
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Given those realities, the widespread view in Washington is that serious efforts at reducing the deficit will come only when a crisis moment, such as steeply higher borrowing rates, forces the issue.
Despite U.S. deficit concerns, investors still pour money into Treasury bonds 2010
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Given those realities, the widespread view in Washington is that serious efforts at reducing the deficit will come only when a crisis moment, such as steeply higher borrowing rates, forces the issue.
Despite U.S. deficit concerns, investors still pour money into Treasury bonds 2010
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Hence policies, such as steeply progressive taxation, that are intended to increase equality are likely to decrease society's wealth.
qroqqa commented on the word steeply
adj. having the form of a steeple
A high wall, the steeply prongs of a few plutocratic tombs, then a quick view through a chained gate.
— Julian Barnes, 1996, 'Gnossienne', in Cross Channel
formerly obsolete: OED only has a quotation from 1551.
July 11, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word steeply
Mmm... steeply...
July 11, 2008