- acclivous
- ac·cli·vous
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acclivous
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Acclivous — Ac*cli vous (#; 277), a. [L. acclivis and acclivus.] Sloping upward; rising as a hillside; opposed to {declivous}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acclivous — having a gentle upward slope … Dictionary of ichthyology
acclivous — adj. [L. acclivis, ascending] Pertaining to an upward slope; see declivous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
acclivous — adjective Sloping upward; rising as a hillside. Ant: declivous … Wiktionary
acclivous — adj. sloping upward; rising … English contemporary dictionary
acclivous — əˈklīvəs, (ˈ)a|k adjective Etymology: Latin acclivus : sloping upward opposed to declivous … Useful english dictionary
Acclive — Ac*clive , a. Acclivous. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acclivitous — Ac*cliv i*tous, a. Acclivous. I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acclivity — acclivitous, acclivous /euh kluy veuhs/, adj. /euh kliv i tee/, n., pl. acclivities. an upward slope, as of ground; an ascent (opposed to declivity). [1605 15; < L acclivitas, equiv. to accliv(is) steep (ac AC + clivis, adj. deriv. of clivus… … Universalium
acclivitous — adjective Acclivous I. Taylor … Wiktionary
