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ACCLIVOUS
Etymology
Adjective
acclivous
sloping upward; rising like a hillside.
Antonyms
• declivous
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*cli"vous (#; 277), a. Etym: [L. acclivis and acclivus.]
Definition: Sloping upward; rising as a hillside; -- opposed to declivous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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