See here, the meanings of the word steeper, as video and text.(Click show more below.) steeper (adjective) Comparative form of steep. steeper ... ... <看更多>

Video shows what steep means. Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.. ... <看更多>

Our most common literal use of the word steep suggests a contrary meaning to the one you have described. We let tea steep in hot water in order ... ... <看更多>