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having an incline approaching the perpendicular<a very steep rock face that was nearly impossible to climb>Synonymsabrupt, bold, precipitous, sheerRelated Wordsperpendicular, plumb, straight, vertical; craggy, hilly, mountainous, scarped; angled, canted, cocked, heeled, inclined, listed, slanted, sloped, tilted, tippedNear Antonymsgentle, gradual, moderate; even, flat, flush, horizontal, level, plane, smooth, unruffled, unwrinkledAntonymseasy
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going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount<that price is a bit steep for an ice cream cone>— see excessive
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