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declivous

American

[dih-klahy-vuhs] / dɪˈklaɪ vəs /

Or declivent

adjective

sloping downward.

Etymology

Origin of declivous

1675–85; < Latin dēclīv ( is ) ( see declivity) + -ous

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declivous

Sloping upward; rising as a hillside; Ð opposed to declivous.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

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