adv. (and a.). Obs. [f. STEEP a. + -WISE.] a. adv. In a steep manner, with a steep inclination or slope. b. adj. Steep.
1545. Elyot, Dict. Accliue, stepe wise, bendyng wise.
1572. Huloet (ed. Higins), Stypewyse, pitching, or hanging downe, cliuosus.
1577. Hanmer, Anc. Eccl. Hist., 313. His shoulders … lay flatte or stipe wise. Ibid., 426. This temple lyeth from Bosphorus litle more then two furlonges situated in a very pleasaunt soyle, rising vpwarde steepe wise.
