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Steep

Steep meaning

Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical. | Expensive. | Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.

Example sentences (20)

Roads improved, but until the advent of the automobile, they were very steep, OK for horse- and mule-drawn wagons, but too steep for the early trucks.

The narrow, steep trail has an elevation gain of 692 feet and is quite steep in places.

Twmbarlwm in Risca stands at 419m but it’s fairly steep – there’s a car park near the top for those travelling with little ones who would struggle to climb the entire of Twmbarlwm (but even this part is quite steep).

The number of my footsteps on flat ground doesn’t seem to matter but just a few seconds from the back door of my building is a steep track, mainly used by the local deer herd, that has a hundred and twelve steep paces to the top.

Brüning's first official act was to introduce a budget calling for steep spending cuts and steep tax increases.

Hanging glaciers (i.e. glaciers perched on steep slopes) often discharge themselves over steep rock-faces, the snout breaking off at intervals.

In the steep hill wheat country of Palouse in the Northwest of the United States, steep ground meant moving machinery around was problematic and prone to rolling.

A few of the display boards detailed options for improving the road through Blue Hill, a particularly narrow, steep section of the road.

Again, that’s just a moderate read: In a severe scenario, the consulting company says the plunge could actually be as steep as 42%.

Alongside the steep fall in food inflation, core inflation, which has tended to be more sticky in nature, has also declined.

Amid relatively steep interest rate increases, the pace of apartment sale transactions declined sharply in the third quarter, and the average price per unit dropped 7 percent.

Among myriad other eco initiatives, Lech is also home to a herd of Scottish Highland cattle, which graze steep slopes in summer to help prevent avalanches in winter, while their meat is used in local gastronomy.

As a result, the CPI for tradable prices that are mainly set by world trends rose just 0.3 percent in the March quarter, while prices for non-tradables that are mainly domestic services climbed a steep 1.9 percent.

A source familiar with the deal suggested that building costs became too expensive since the lot is on a steep hill that requires significant grading and maintenance.

A source told the Sun-Times back in February that the asking price for LaVine was too steep at the time, but has that price been lowered in the wake of the Bradley Beal trade?

At 1.4 miles, the trail reaches a steep scramble up a vertical rock.

At first glance, it looks a bit like a gimmicky-lint roller tool, which might make the price of $20 seem steep.

At the same time, it’s probably best to wait for a better opportunity to jump in because anyone going headlong into AI now will pay a steep price.

Australian households in four states will face steep electricity price hikes in the coming months as the country's energy regulator flags rises of up to 31 per cent.

Bear Creek Trail is a popular snowshoeing route in winter, starting from Town Park — and it’s not too steep.