Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of step
adjectivestepped (not comparable)
- not comparableProvided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs.
a stepped key
4 more examples
a stepped gear
steeply stepped stairs
He informs us that the unusual cars with stepped floors are not those of the original pair of lines […].
1951 October, “Notes and News: Cliff Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 708To improve the appearance of the stepped roof a glass-fibre fairing, moulded to the corner radius, extends for the full length between the two cabs.
1960 February 28, “High-Voltage Electric Locomotive for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 123
Translations
Finnish -askelinen, askelittainen
- -askelinenprovided with steps, resembling steps
- askelittainenprovided with steps, resembling steps
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with stepped
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APA
stepped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepped
MLA
“stepped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepped. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stepped,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepped.
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