Steeply

adv

adv ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a steep manner.

    "The two characteristic Italian villages which slumber on its banks, and the equally Italian palazzo whose terraced gardens descend steeply to the lake, hardly break the stillness and even the solitariness of the scene."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a steep manner wordnet

Example

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"The path ascends steeply from there."

Etymology

From steep + -ly.

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