Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

steep-down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
steep---down
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a sheer descent; precipitous.

Etymology

From steep + down.

Inflected Forms

more steep-down (comparative) most steep-down (superlative) steepdown (alternative) stepedown (alternative, Scotland)

Questions

What does steep-down mean?
Having a sheer descent; precipitous.
Where does steep-down come from?
From steep + down.

How to pronounce steep-down

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