steepy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈstiːpi/
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Etymology
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 -y English steepy From steep + -y.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Steep.
Huge Trunks of Trees, fell'd from the ſteepy Crown / Of the bare Mountains, rowl with Ruin down.
1697, Virgil, “The Sixth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 370, lines 267–268:it was such a steepie downe-fall, and by meere strength hewen out of the maine rocke [...]
1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, The Essayes […], London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| steepiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| steepie | alternative | lexicographic | |
| steepier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |