Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

steepish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
steep-ish
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-der.? Proto-Germanic *staupaz Proto-West Germanic *staup Old English stēap Middle English steep English steep Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English steepish From steep + -ish.

Questions

What does steepish mean?
Somewhat steep
Where does steepish come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-der.? Proto-Germanic *staupaz Proto-West Germanic *staup Old English stēap Middle English steep English steep Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English steepish From steep + -ish.

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