steeply

[steep-lee]

adverb

1. in a steep way.

Example Sentences

And while Hurts finished the game with 280 passing yards, his highest total of the season, the offensive imbalance has tilted steeply in the opposite direction of past weeks.

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Premiums for ACA plans are expected to increase steeply in most states next year, with many insurers hiking rates 20% or more, due largely to higher spending on patients’ care.

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Tesla sales declined steeply in the first half of the year.

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They steeply discount the cost of the insurance plans offered on the Affordable Care Act exchanges for most people.

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During previous major earthquakes, the death toll jumped up steeply once access to the affected areas was established.

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