acclivity
noun
an upward slope, as of ground; an ascent (opposed to declivity).
acclivities
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pluralof acclivity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Does it grow on steep acclivities, or does it seem to prefer gentle slopes or level ground?
Above, for many a league, the bank was guarded by an unbroken range of steep101 acclivities.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Francis Parkman
Fillmore Street was a prosperous slum, another brief level between two steep acclivities.
From Ancestors A Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
As good wine may not be made on its banks as is made on the acclivities of the latter river; but, even to-day, better, both as to quality and variety, is actually drunk.
From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by James Fenimore Cooper
She led the way by zigzag hill roads where they caught stinging blows from back-lashing branches and up steep, slippery acclivities.
From The Key to Yesterday by Charles Neville Buck
