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declivous

American  
[dih-klahy-vuhs] / dɪˈklaɪ vəs /
Or declivent

adjective

  1. sloping downward.

Etymology

Origin of declivous

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

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

From Project Gutenberg

Metopidium: the anterior declivous surface of prothorax in Membracidae.

From Project Gutenberg

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