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steep-down

adj

Etymology

From steep + down.

  1. derived from *dʰewh₂-✻
  2. derived from *dūnom✻
  3. derived from *dʰewh₂-✻ — “smoke, haze, dust”
  4. inherited from *dūnaz✻
  5. inherited from *dūnā✻ — “sandhill, dune”
  6. inherited from dūn
  7. inherited from doune
  8. compounded as steep-down — “steep + down”

Definitions

  1. Having a sheer descent

    Having a sheer descent; precipitous.

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