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Definition of Acclivitous
1. Adjective. Sloping upward.
Definition of Acclivitous
1. a. Acclivous.
Definition of Acclivitous
1. Adjective. Acclivous - I. Taylor ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Acclivitous
Literary usage of Acclivitous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rovings in the Pacific, from 1837 to 1849: With a Glance at Calfiornia by Edward] [Lucett (1851)
"The land here is of the same acclivitous character; it ranges far as the eye can
... I have seen heavy crops of maize growing in such acclivitous positions, ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1875)
"... the fall of a piece of dry furze-bush caused him to look up and scrutinise
the face of the acclivitous rock, where pres ntly he perceived a noteworthy ..."
3. The Massachusetts Teacher (1850)
"Its steep and rugged sides have been smoothed down into beautiful inclined planes,
gently acclivitous, up which the student can saunter at leisure. ..."
4. Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River by George Back (1836)
"My Indian was caught twice, and called out "Sass" (Bear), the well-known expression
of his tribe when not inclined to be over gentle. acclivitous rocks ..."
5. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1847)
"The shores, when not immediately acclivitous, ascended from point to point and
from summit to summit, covered with forests of rich foliage, until the more ..."
6. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1877)
"We were soon reseated in our saddles, and now our way constantly increased in
difficulty, becoming at every step more rocky and acclivitous. ..."
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