Sheer
adjectiveʃir
Adjective
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
“got the job through sheer persistence”
“sheer stupidity”
not mixed with extraneous elements
“sheer wine”
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
“a sheer descent of rock”
so thin as to transmit light
“sheer silk stockings”
Verb
cause to sheer
“She sheered her car around the obstacle”
Type of:SteerChannelizeDirectturn sharply; change direction abruptly
Adverb
straight up or down without a break
Similar:Perpendicularly
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