单词 | steepiness |
释义 | steepiness in British English (ˈstiːpɪnɪs) noun a variant of steepness steep in British English 1 (stiːp) adjective 1. a. having or being a slope or gradient approaching the perpendicular b. (as noun) the steep 2. informal (of a fee, price, demand, etc) unduly high; unreasonable (esp in the phrase that's a bit steep) 3. informal excessively demanding or ambitious a steep task 4. British informal (of a statement) extreme or far-fetched 5. obsolete elevated Derived forms steeply (ˈsteeply) adverb steepness (ˈsteepness) noun Word origin Old English steap; related to Old Frisian stāp, Old High German stouf cliff, Old Norse staup |
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