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What is the adjective for sheerer?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb sheer which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

sheer
  1. (textiles) Very thin or transparent.
  2. (obsolete) Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated.
  3. (by extension) Downright; complete; pure.
  4. Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.
  5. Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. steep, vertical, precipitous, vertiginous, abrupt, sharp, perpendicular, bluff, acclivitous, bold, declivitous, scarped, arduous, erect, precipitate, sideling, upright, very steep, dizzy, acclivous, brant, craggy, acute, hilly, straight-up, high, dizzying, lofty, falling sharply, absolute, complete, total, utter, pure, unqualified, downright, outright, thorough, categorical, unmitigated, consummate, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, perfect, unconditional, categoric, stark, rank, definite, unalloyed … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “That tour became the stuff of legends when the guide walked us out the other end and stopped before a sheer cliff wall.”
      “The larger mystery is the sheer audacity of his imagination.”
      “The sheer truth of the matter is that many institutions are not operated and managed according to the most enlightened professional practice.”
sheerer
  1. comparative form of sheer: more sheer
  2. Synonyms:
      3. steeper, sharper, bluffer, bolder, more vertical, more vertiginous, more abrupt, more perpendicular, more acclivitous, more declivitous, more arduous, more erect, more precipitate, more sideling, more upright, dizzier, more brant, craggier, acuter, hillier, higher, more dizzying, loftier, more plumb, more upstanding, straighter, more rampant, more upward, perkier, more stand-up, completer, purer, perfecter, starker, ranker, arranter, simpler, fairer, cleaner, flatter, deader, deadlier, verier, blanker, plainer, merer, grosser, more absolute, more total, more unqualified … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “If you want a sheerer finish without watering down the pigment, mix one part paint with three parts lightener medium in a jar.”
      “I never think a tinted moisturiser should replace your day cream, it's a way to create a sheerer finish.”
      “According to the company, its new lipstick collection was reimagined to deliver a sheerer, high-shine finish.”
sheerest
  1. superlative form of sheer: most sheer
  2. Synonyms:
      3. steepest, sharpest, bluffest, boldest, most vertical, most vertiginous, most abrupt, most perpendicular, most acclivitous, most declivitous, most arduous, most erect, most precipitate, most sideling, most upright, dizziest, most brant, craggiest, acutest, hilliest, highest, most dizzying, loftiest, most plumb, most upstanding, straightest, most rampant, most upward, perkiest, most stand-up, completest, purest, perfectest, starkest, rankest, arrantest, simplest, fairest, cleanest, flattest, deadest, deadliest, veriest, blankest, plainest, merest, grossest, most absolute, most total, most unqualified … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “We carried on to the deepest part of the quarry at 36m, keeping what seems to be the sheerest drop-off to our left.”
      “It was only by the sheerest accident that he had found out, even now, about them.”
      “Ms. Alexander is carrying this heavy mantle as if it were made of sheerest pashmina.”
sheered
  1. simple past tense and past participle of sheer
  2. Synonyms:
      3. veered, swerved, deviated, turned, diverged, swang, swung, swungen, wheeled, detoured, cut, drifted, broke, brake, broken, slewed, slew, skewed, yawed, zagged, zigged, turned off, changed course, sheered off, bended, bent, redirected, diverted, digressed, curved, turned aside, sidetracked, weaved, deflected, departed, whipped, pivoted, meandered, divagated, twisted, shifted, changed direction, strayed, wandered, zigzagged, branched off, moved, beared, inclined, whirled … more
sheering
  1. present participle of sheer
  2. Synonyms:
      3. veering, swerving, deviating, turning, diverging, swinging, wheeling, detouring, cutting, drifting, breaking, slewing, skewing, yawing, zagging, zigging, turning off, changing course, sheering off, bending, redirecting, diverting, digressing, curving, turning aside, sidetracking, weaving, deflecting, departing, whipping, pivoting, meandering, divagating, twisting, shifting, changing direction, straying, wandering, zigzagging, branching off, moving, bearing, inclining, whirling, turning away, angling off, curling, winding, moving away, swiveling … more
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