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I [sti:p] adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) απότομος2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) εξωφρενικός•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) εμποτίζω,μουσκεύω -
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v. trans.Lip: P. and V. βάπτειν.Wet: P. and V. τέγγειν (Plat.), βρέχειν (Plat.), δεύειν (Plat.).Mix: P. and V. φυρᾶν.Steeped in: met., P. and V. μεστός (gen.), πλέως (gen.), πλήρης (gen.).——————adj.P. and V. ὄρθιος.Sloping: P. ἐπικλινής.Sloping up: P. ἀνάντης, προσάντης.Sloping down: Ar. and P. κατάντης.Precipitous: P. ἀπότομος, ἀπόκρημνος, κρημνώδης, V. αἰπύς, αἰπύνωτος, αἰπεινός, ὀκρίς, ὑψηλόκρημνος; see Precipitous.——————subs.Aid us with right good will as we drag our fortunes up the steep: V. ἕλκουσι δʼ ἡμῖν πρὸς λέπας τὰς συμφορὰς σπουδῇ σύναψαι (Eur., Hel. 1443).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Steep
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[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) κάθοδος2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) κατήφορος3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) καταγωγή
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