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† ˈsteepwise, adv. (and a.) Obs.
[f. steep a. + -wise.]
a. adv. In a steep manner, with a steep inclination or slope.
b. adj. Steep.
1545Elyot Dict., Accliue, stepe wise, bendyng wise. 1572Huloet (ed. Higins), Stypewyse, pitching, or hanging downe, cliuosus. 1577Hanmer Anc. Eccl. Hist. 313 His shoulders..lay flatte or stipe wise. Ibid. 426 This temple lyeth from Bosphorus litle more then two furlonges situated in a very pleasaunt soyle, rising vpwarde steepe wise. |