DECLIVITOUS

declivitous, downhill, downward-sloping

(adjective) sloping down rather steeply

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

declivitous (comparative more declivitous, superlative most declivitous)

Descending gradually; moderately steep; sloping; downhill.

Source: Wiktionary


De*cliv"i*tous, De*cli"vous, a.

Definition: Descending gradually; moderately steep; sloping; downhill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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