Crossword clues for steepest
steepest
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Steep \Steep\, a. [Compar. Steeper (-[~e]r); superl. Steepest.] [OE. steep, step, AS. ste['a]p; akin to Icel. steyp[eth]r steep, and st[=u]pa to stoop, Sw. stupa to fall, to tilt; cf. OFries. stap high. Cf. Stoop, v. i., Steep, v. t., Steeple.]
Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon; ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep declivity; a steep barometric gradient.
Difficult of access; not easily reached; lofty; elevated; high. [Obs.]
--Chapman.Excessive; as, a steep price. [Slang]
Wiktionary
a. (en-superlative of: steep) Being steep to the greatest degree.
Usage examples of "steepest".
Tip and Huf - which were Laria's mental tag for her 'dinis had taken holds on Laria's stirrups to assist them up this steepest part of the climb.
No doubt the climbers flocked to the very steepest sections, given the nature of their interest.
Tram to the Bubbles, climb one of the steepest trails in the crater, take the rim trail around to the pond at Featherbed, and drop down a new trail and walk the ring road back to the tram, just a couple of kilometres.
The tallest and steepest sections of this encircling escarpment stand near South Buttress, a massive prominence which juts out and divides the south and southeast curves of the cliff (on the map, it's at 15 degrees north, 132 degrees longitude).
I swam for the steepest part of it, and saw I had got to its take-off ?
The processional way was a kind of labyrinth in itself, twisting and winding around the steepest slope of the hill, filled with traps designed to stop an army, not hinder demons.
The hole ran deep into the ground before exiting halfway down the steepest portion of the cliff.
Caleb ignored the obvious ones as he pressed on around the shoulder, zigzagging through the steepest parts, always descending.
The shorter way was more difficult, because it involved climbing down the steepest part of a broken cliff.
We wound our way between the steepest slopes, but we were unmistakably making our way up into the mountains.