Steep implies such sharpness of pitch that ascent or descent is very difficult. Sheer adjective (thin) sheer clothing or material is so thin, light, and delicate that you can see through it See examples of sheer used in a sentence. Sheer [size, strength, expanse, number, weight, amount, force], [amazed, surprised, overwhelmed] by the sheer [size] of it, that was sheer stupidity!, more. Extending down or up very steeply Definition of sheer adjective from the oxford advanced learner's dictionary
[only before noun] used to emphasize the size, degree or amount of something The area is under threat from the sheer number of tourists using it We were impressed by the sheer size of the cathedral. Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something Quotations the army's sheer size made it impossible to resist. Used to emphasize the large amount or degree of something
Discover expressions like out of sheer necessity, by sheer accident, sheer torture. Add to word list used to say that a feeling or quality is very strong A look of sheer delight sheer determination very steep A sheer cliff face (definition of sheer from the webster's essential mini dictionary © cambridge university press) Sydney sweeney left little to the imagination with her most daring red carpet look to date The actress sizzled in a sparkling — and completely sheer — silver gown at variety’s 2025 power of.
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