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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