† ˈsteepwise, adv. (and a.) Obs.
[f. steep a. + -wise.]
a. adv. In a steep manner, with a steep inclination or slope. b. adj. Steep.
| 1545 Elyot Dict., Accliue, stepe wise, bendyng wise. 1572 Huloet (ed. Higins), Stypewyse, pitching, or hanging downe, cliuosus. 1577 Hanmer 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. |