mild vs steep

mild

adj
  • Not sharp or bitter; not strong in flavor. 

  • Of only moderate severity; not strict. 

  • Not serious or dangerous. 

  • Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected. 

  • Gentle and not easily angered. 

  • Not overly felt or seriously intended. 

  • Acting gently and without causing harm. 

noun
  • A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale 

steep

adj
  • expensive 

  • resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular 

  • Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical. 

verb
  • To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in. 

  • To soak or wet thoroughly. 

noun
  • A rennet bag. 

  • The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity. 

  • A liquid used in a steeping process 

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