I. adjective
1.
having an incline approaching the perpendicular
a steep trail up the mountain
Synonyms: abrupt, arduous, precipitate, precipitous, sheer, sideling, steepdown, steep-to, steep-up, ||stickle
Related Word: elevated, lifted, raised; steepish; high, lofty; prerupt; perpendicular, straight-up; breakneck
Contrasted words: easy, gentle, gradual, moderate; shelfy, shelving, shelvy
2.
Synonyms: excessive 1, dizzy, exorbitant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, stiff, towering, undue, unmeasurable
II. verb
1.
Synonyms: soak 1, drench, impregnate, insteep, saturate, sodden, ||sog, sop, souse, waterlog
2.
Synonyms: infuse 1, imbue, ingrain, inoculate, invest, leaven, suffuse