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declivous

or de·cli·vent

[ dih-klahy-vuh s ]

/ dɪˈklaɪ vəs /

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adjective

sloping downward.

Words nearby declivous

decline and fall of the roman empire, the, declinometer, declive, declivitous, declivity, declivous, declomycin, declutch, declutter, deco, decoct

Origin of declivous

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

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