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199%5Exact Match!
226%11 Pitched roof with a steep lower slope and a less steep upper slope
325%9 A descent that is not very steep

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We think the answer is "SHEER" which means:

    adverb
  • • Straight up or down without a break
  • • Completely
  • adjective satellite
  • • Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
  • • Not mixed with extraneous elements
  • • Very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
  • • So thin as to transmit light
  • verb
  • • Turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  • • Cause to sheer
  • noun
  • • A sheer curtain or fabric.
  • • The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.
  • • An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship.
  • adjective
  • • Very thin or transparent.
  • • Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated.
  • • (by extension) downright; complete; pure.
  • • Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.
  • • Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The sheer size of the building impressed me."
  • • "I was amazed by the sheer beauty of the sunset."

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