The Clue
Not gradual (5 letter answer)
The Answer
STEEP
Tags
Notes
The answer STEEP is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.
Related Clues
Declivitous
Exorbitant
Expensive
Immerse
Infuse
Macerate
Precipitous
Pricey
Saturate
Sheer
Brew, as tea
Hardly cheap
High, as a price
High-priced
High, pricewise
Like palisades
Like a rimrock
Pickle, e.g.
Prepare hyson
Prepare tea
Prepare, as tea
At quite an incline
Use a teapot
Very expensive
Very inclined
Like inflationary prices
Soak in hot water
Tough to climb, perhaps
Definition
STEEP as a noun:
1. a steep place (as on a hill)
STEEP as a verb:
1. (steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up) = engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
2. (steep, infuse) = let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"
STEEP as an adjective:
1. having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"
2. (exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious) = greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
3. of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"