1 adverb with sharp inclinego rite c m ugo géar c m uthe plane climbed steeply over the mountainsd'éirigh an t-eitleán go géar os cionn na sléibhtethe path rises steeplytá an cosán crochta2 adverb of change in amount, levelgo géar c m ucrime figures have risen steeplytá ardú suntasach tagtha ar fhigiúirí coiriúlachtasteeply declining budgetsbuiséid atá ag laghdú go tréan