stepped-up

(stĕpt′ŭp′)

adj.

Increased in pace or intensity; heightened: a stepped-up political campaign.

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stepped-up

adj

informal increased or raised by stages

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stepped′-up′

adj.

increased; augmented; accelerated: a stepped-up fundraising campaign.

[1900–05]

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