acclivitous, rising, uphill
(adjective) sloping upward
uphill
(adverb) upward on a hill or incline; “this street lay uphill”
uphill
(adverb) against difficulties; “she was talking uphill”
uphill
(noun) the upward slope of a hill
Source: WordNet® 3.1
uphill (comparative more uphill, superlative most uphill)
Up a slope, towards higher ground.
(by extension) With difficulty.
• downhill
uphill (comparative further uphill, superlative furthest uphill)
Located up a slope or on a hill.
Going up a slope or a hill.
(by extension) Difficult or laborious.
• Sense 3 comparative and superlative is usually made with more and most
• downhill
uphill (plural uphills)
An uphill route.
• downhill
Source: Wiktionary
Up*hill", adv.
Definition: Upwards on, or as on, a hillside; as, to walk uphill.
Up"hill`, a.
1. Ascending; going up; as, an uphill road.
2. Attended with labor; difficult; as, uphill work.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
