steep

[stiːp]

Definition:
1. Rising or falling quickly, not gradually.
2. Sudden and very big.
3. Too much; unreasonable.

Use 'steep' in a sentence:

1. This hill is too steep to ride upon a bicycle.
2. The steep pavement was too narrow for them to walk abreast.
3. Climbing steep stairs to the choir gallery you peer into a cavernous interior.
4. I've got it plotted here which is even more steep than that.
5. At the other side of the valley was a steep ascent to the top of the hill.
6. The road grew even steeper and more perilous.
7. It's a drink made by steeping pineapple rind in water.
8. San Francisco is built on 40 hills and some are very steep.
9. The place was crowded and we had to climb steep stairs to find an empty table.
10. They climbed a steep embankment.
11. She watched his slow progress down the steep slope.
12. The hotel perched precariously on a steep hillside.
13. The coastal cities of Liguria sit on narrow strips of land lying under steep mountains.
14. The car can't come up, as the slope is so steep.
15. Who would have expected that he could climb up that steep cliff?
16. The hill was very steep and I soon ran out of puff.
17. Consumers are rebelling at steep price increases.
18. He said they were unrealistic and steeped in the past.
19. We drove up a steep-sided valley.
20. The town is perched on the edge of a steep, precipitous cliff.
21. A narrow steep path leads down into a valley and up the far side.
22. The horses laboured up the steep slope.
23. Always take care when driving down steep hills.
24. Potatoes and tobacco are grown in Andorra's steep mountain valleys.
25. That forced peasant farmers to try to eke a living off steep hillsides.
26. He was scrabbling for a foothold on the steep slope.
27. The girls ran down the steep grassy bank.
28. The road passes over a steep mountain.
29. They still had to climb a steep ascent that lay behind Peter's hut.
30. He came to a halt at the edge of a steep incline.
31. The steep sidewalk was too narrow for them to walk abreast.
32. The courses are long and punishing, with steep gradients.
33. She drove up a steep grade and then began the long descent into the desert.
34. The bodies of the three climbers were located at the bottom of a steep gully.
35. This region is steeped in tradition.
36. £ 2 for a cup of coffee seems a little steep to me.
37. The path led up a steep hill.
38. The path was steeper and less travelled than the previous one.
39. The steep, stony ground is well drained.
40. The children clambered up the steep bank.
41. The plane was coming in at a steep angle.
42. The path grew steeper as we climbed higher.
43. She started once again on the steep upward climb.
44. They spent a month steeping themselves in Chinese culture.
45. Both he and the crew are on a steep learning curve.
46. They climbed upward along the steep cliffs surrounding the village.
47. The climbers had to negotiate a steep rock face.
48. The main crop is wheat and this is grown even on the very steep slopes.
49. The primroses should begin to seed themselves down the steep hillside.