steeply

[steep-lee]

adverb

1. in a steep way.

Example Sentences

OTTAWA—Price pressures in Canada eased slightly last month as prices at the pump fell more sharply and grocery costs rose less steeply.

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The inflation tax wallop is especially large in New York because of its steeply progressive rates.

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Biotech stocks, spurred by the Pfizer deal and by a wave of recent acquisitions, have been climbing steeply in recent weeks.

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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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