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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Steepness

Steep'i-ness, n.

noun

n. The state or quality of being steep; steepness.

Steep'ness, n.

noun

n. 1. The state of being steep; precipitous declivity; as, the steepness of a hill, a bank, or a roof. 2. Height; loftiness. [Obs.] Your way to town, whose towers you see ascend To such a steepness. Chapman.