1. A vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping
   "She placed the tea leaves in the steeper to brew"

1. Having a sharp inclination
   "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"
    
2. Of a slope; set at a high angle
   "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"
    
3. (of a cost) unreasonably high or excessive
   "The restaurant charged steep prices for basic dishes";";
   - exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious [formal], exhorbitant [non-standard], eye-watering [informal]

Derived forms: steepers

See also: abrupt, bluff, bold, heavy, high, immoderate, perpendicular, precipitous, sharp, sheer, steepish, steep-sided, vertical

Type of: vessel

Antonym: gradual

Encyclopedia: Steeper, Alberta