What does steeply mean?

steeply means "in a steep manner".

How many syllables are in steeply?

steeply has 2 syllables: stee-ply. The stress falls on "stee". In IPA it is /ˈstipli/.

Is steeply a common word?

steeply is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

steeply — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a steep manner
“the street rose steeply up to the castle”

Questions about steeply

What does steeply mean?: steeply means "in a steep manner".
How many syllables are in steeply?: steeply has 2 syllables: stee-ply. The stress falls on "stee". In IPA it is /ˈstipli/.
Is steeply a common word?: steeply is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for steeply come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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