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steep1

adjective
  1. So sharply inclined as to be almost perpendicular: abrupt, bold, precipitous, sheer 2. See horizontal
  2. Vastly exceeding a normal limit, as in cost: sky-high, stiff, stratospheric, unconscionable. See big, usual
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