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steepness noun

  • (uncountable) The state or quality of being steep.
 escarpement

steep adjective

  /stiːp/
  • Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
 escarpé, abrupt

steep verb

  /stiːp/
  • (transitive, middle voice) To soak or wet thoroughly.
  • (intransitive, figurative) To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in.
 imbiber, imprégner
  • To make tea (or other beverage) by placing leaves in hot water.
 imbiber, imprégner, infuser

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