steep
having a sharp inclination
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,808 of 81,628 words measured. It occurs 22,227 times across 191,625 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- having a sharp inclination the steep attic stairssteep cliffs
- greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation also: exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious exorbitant rentextortionate prices
- of a slope; set at a high angle note the steep inclinea steep roof sheds snow
verb
- devote (oneself) fully to also: immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up He immersed himself into his studies
- let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse also: infuse steep the blossoms in oilsteep the fruit in alcohol
noun
- a steep place (as on a hill)
steep in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It disclosed a poorly lighted stairway, very broad, unrailed, and preposterously steep.
The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life · Homer Eon Flint · Chapter 1
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Half an hour afterward, a lone figure ascended the steep road which led to the house.
A Spinner in the Sun · Myrtle Reed · Chapter 1
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There was no time to be lost, so we started at once up the steep path.
The Loss of the Royal George · William Henry Giles Kingston · Chapter 2
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Bald and gray it rose, scarred and rent with storms and age, and so steep as to be almost inaccessible.
Culm Rock The Story of a Year · Glance Gaylord · Chapter 1
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Our farm nestled down under the steep, brown downs, just beside the Roman road to Canterbury; Stone Street--the Street--we called it.
Romance · Joseph Conrad · Chapter 1