steeply

American  

[steep-lee] / ˈstip li /

adverb

1. in a steep way.

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Example Sentences

Sovereign bonds in the eurozone and the U.K. sold off steeply, with investors now betting on the Bank of England lifting interest rates before the end of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal

That’s signaled by the steeply backwardated, or downward-sloping, futures curve, he noted, in which the current spot price of oil is higher than prices for crude for future delivery.

From MarketWatch

It is a twenty-mile downhill run through a river gorge studded with boulders and you run on an ice ledge steeply down, weaving in and out of the boulders for the whole distance.

From Literature

It is wooing brands by discounting their goods less often and less steeply, and giving brands more control over how their merchandise is displayed within Bloomingdale’s stores, even letting them design the space.

From The Wall Street Journal

European private-equity firms sold off steeply Monday as fears around the strength of their underlying holdings intensified.

From The Wall Street Journal