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Definition of Stepped
1. a. Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs; as, a stepped key.
Definition of Stepped
1. Verb. (past of step) ¹
2. Adjective. Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stepped
1. step [v] - See also: step
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stepped
Literary usage of Stepped
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (2001)
"O Tom Canty, born in a hovel, bred in the gutters of London, familiar with rags
and dirt and misery, what a spectacle is this! "TOM CANTY stepped INTO VIEW. ..."
2. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1846)
"... whether this thing be set up in his heart, house, or conversation.1 Then
Faithful stepped forward again, and said to Talkative, Come, what cheer ? ..."
3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1919)
"James Coble stepped back, the parties being then ten or fifteen paces apart, and
said, 'No, you won't ;' and the witness El- wood Brothers testified that ..."
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