steeply

ˈstiːpli

Definition

Definition of steeply - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

angleat a sharp angle or gradient

The road climbs steeply up the mountain side..

abruptly

sharply

increasewith a sharp or significant increase

Prices have risen steeply this year.

abruptly

sharply

suddenly

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Origin of steeply

Old English, steap (high, lofty)

Terms with steeply included in their meaning

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dive

sharp descent

descend sharply or steeply

plunging

adj.

steep descent

descending steeply or sharply downward

rocket upwards

prices numbers

increase or rise very quickly and steeply

go into a nosedive

aircraft movement

suddenly move downward very fast and steeply

precipitously

adv.

movement

abruptly or steeply

take a nosedive

physical

suddenly fall or drop steeply

dive bomber

military

aircraft made to drop bombs while diving steeply

sheer

adv.

direction

steeply or perpendicularly

Examples of steeply in a sentence

The roof sloped steeply, making it hard to climb.
The company's profits increased steeply last quarter.
The graph shows sales climbing steeply in December.

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French:à pic, fortement, ...
German:steil, stark, ...
Italian:ripidamente, bruscamente, ...
Spanish:empinadamente, drásticamente, ...
Portuguese:acentuadamente, drasticamente, ...
Chinese:陡峭地, 大幅, ...
Japanese:急に, 急激に, ...
Arabic:بِانْحِدَارٍ شَدِيد, بِشَكْلٍ حاد, ...
Hebrew:בְּתְלִילוּת, בְּחַדּוּת, ...
Russian:круто, резко, ...
Ukrainian:круто, різко, ...
Hindi:तीखे ढंग से, तेजी से, ...
Bengali:খাড়াভাবে, তীব্রভাবে, ...
Catalan:en fort pendent, bruscament, ...
Czech:strmě, výrazně, ...
Danish:stejlt, kraftigt, ...
Dutch:steil, fors, ...
Greek:απότομα, κατακόρυφα, ...
Hungarian:meredeken, jelentősen, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងចោត, យ៉ាងខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:가파르게, 급격하게, ...
Persian:تند, چشمگیری, ...
Polish:stromo, gwałtownie, ...
Portuguese (BR):acentuadamente, drasticamente, ...
Romanian:abrupt, vertiginos, ...
Swedish:brant, kraftigt, ...
Thai:อย่างชัน, อย่างรวดเร็ว, ...
Turkish:dik, hızla, ...
Vietnamese:dựng đứng, mạnh, ...

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