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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STEEPNESS

n.The state of being steep; precipitous declivity; as the steepness of a hill, a bank or a roof.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STEEPNESS

STEEPNESS Steep "ness, n.

 

1. Quality or state of being steep; precipitous declivity; as, the steepnessof a hill or a roof.

 

2. Height; loftiness. [Obs. ] Chapman.