steepy

English

Alternative forms

• steepie (obsolete)

Etymology

steep +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːpi

Adjective

steepy (comparative steepier, superlative steepiest)

1. (obsolete) Steep.
   • Template:RQ:Flr Mntgn Essays, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.137:

     it was such a steepie downe-fall, and by meere strength hewen out of the maine rocke […].

   • (Can we date this quote by Dryden and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     the steepy crown of the bare mountains