Steeper Meaning
/stˈipər/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjcomparative form of steep: more steep
nounA vessel, vat, or cistern in which things are steeped.
Sentence Examples
The higher we climbed, the steeper became the mountain.
The trail got steeper.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The roof on the old house was much ____ than the new one.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
As we moved higher up the trail, the slope became even ____, and we had to move very slowly and carefully.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-der.? Proto-Germanic *staupaz Proto-West Germanic *staup Old English stēap Middle English steep English steep English -er English steeper From steep + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""Thou may weel say a time like this," replied Ab, switchign the rain from his hat, "for it's a steeper, and nought else. It's I've bin th' weetest back - end we'n had this ten year! down to th' market, an' just as I coom by th' Cross, owd Job Sutcliffe, th' barber, axed me to co' wi' a pair o' razzors he's […]""
— 1878, Edwin Waugh, The Hermit Cobbler, page 46:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The roof on the old house was much ____ than the new one.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
As we moved higher up the trail, the slope became even ____, and we had to move very slowly and carefully.