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steep

1  [steep] ,adjective, -er, -est, noun
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–adjective
1. having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc.
2. (of a price or amount) unduly high; exorbitant: Those prices are too steep for me.
3. extreme or incredible, as a statement or story.
4. high or lofty.
–noun
5. a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME stepe (adj.), OE stēap; akin to stoop 1

Related forms:
steeply, adverb
steepness, noun
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steep 1   (stēp)   
adj.   steep·er, steep·est

  1. Having a sharp inclination; precipitous.

  2. At a rapid or precipitous rate: a steep rise in salaries.

    1. Excessive; stiff: a steep price.

    2. Ambitious; difficult: a steep undertaking.

n.  A precipitous slope.

[Middle English stepe, from Old English stēap.]
steep'ly adv., steep'ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean so sharply inclined as to be almost perpendicular: steep cliffs; an abrupt drop-off; precipitous hills; a sheer descent.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
steep

  1. mod.
    [of a price] high; expensive. : Their prices are pretty steep, but their goods are of high quality.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

steep  (v.)
"to soak in a liquid," 1390, of uncertain origin, originally in ref. to barley or malt, probably cognate with O.N. steypa "to pour out, throw" (or an unrecorded O.E. cognate), from P.Gmc. *staupijanan.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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