To pronounce "steepest", say STEEP-est — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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"steepest" has 2 syllables: steep-est. It rhymes with epist and deepest, if that helps it stick.
adjective
“a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep barometric gradient”
“Twenty quid for a shave? That's a bit steep.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Steepest" has 2 syllables: steep · est.
Steepest: Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
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