steil — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abrupt adj Happening suddenly and without warning.
- arduous adjective Requiring great effort or endurance; difficult and tiring.
- precipitous adj Very steep, like the edge of a cliff.
- sheer adjective Thin enough to see through.
- steep adj Rising or falling at a sharp angle, close to vertical.
Senses
steil is used for these senses in English:
- abrupt Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
- arduous Difficult or exhausting to traverse.
- precipitous Steep, like a precipice
- sheer Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
- steep Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
abrupt — full definition
- adj Happening suddenly and without warning.
- adj Blunt or curt in manner, verging on rude.
- adj Very steep, as if broken off sharply.
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