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Definition of Declivitous
1. Adjective. Sloping down rather steeply.
Exact synonyms: Downhill, Downward-sloping
Similar to: Descending
Derivative terms: Declivity, Downhill
Similar to: Descending
Derivative terms: Declivity, Downhill
Definition of Declivitous
1. a. Descending gradually; moderately steep; sloping; downhill.
Definition of Declivitous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Declivitous
Literary usage of Declivitous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
""declivitous" is used esp. in reference to downward slope. decomposable, a.
perishable, resoluble, corruptible (archaic), resolvable; spec. putrescible, ..."
2. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1863)
"Such a site was found on the declivitous, forest-covered elopes of the ...
The forest covers a declivitous slope, at an elevation of about 5000 feet, ..."
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