Definition of "steepest" [steepest]

• Superlative form of steep: most steep. Being steep to the greatest degree. (adjective)

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• "The track, about 1,500 yards long for men's luge races, has slopes as steep as 20 degrees and a vertical drop of 498 feet, which the promotional material called the steepest of the world's 15 international competition sliding venues."
• "The longest slide was 450 meters, and the steepest was a 20 percent grade."
• "• The International Monetary Fund predicted that Britain's recession will be the 'steepest' of leading Western economies;"