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nounsteepiness (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountableSynonym of steepness.
[T]he craggineſſe and ſteepineſſe of places up and dovvn is a great advantage to the dvvellers, and makes them inacceſſible, for they ſerve as Fortreſſes erected by Nature her ſelfe, to protect them from all incurſions: […]
1642, James Howell, “Section X”, in Instructions for Forreine Travell. […], London: […] T. B. for Humprey Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC, pages 132–133Synonyms: steepness
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nounSynonym of steepness.
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steepiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steepiness
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“steepiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steepiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steepiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steepiness.
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