a. nonce-wd. [f. STEEPLE sb.1 + -ISH.] Somewhat like the form of a steeple.
1856. [T. Hood], in Chamb. Jrnl., 18 Oct., 251/1. His head is surmounted by a felt-hat, broadish in the brim, and steeplish in the crown, so that he looks like Vanderdecken in the The Phantom Ship.
1877. Daily Constitution (Atlanta, GA), 27 May, 3/6. Even the churches reared their steeplish necks with a city pride.
