acclivitous
- a word derived from acclivity.
Example Sentences
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But I found them much more acclivitous and rocky.
From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas
Then herds of agile creatures like antelopes are described, 'abounding on the acclivitous glades of the woods.'
From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)
They resembled very much some hills of the lower Pyrenees in Spain, only that they were more grassy and less acclivitous, and I named this hill Mount Cole.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Mitchell, Thomas
Herds of agile creatures like antelopes were seen in the moon, "abounding in the acclivitous glades of the woods."
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various
Robert Crawford sings of them as "Cheviot braes so soft and gay," and Gilpin likens the hirsels browsing on the most acclivitous to pictures hung on immense green walls.
From In the Border Country by W. S.
