English Explanatory Dictionary

declivitous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Descending gradually; sloping; downhill.
  2. At lower levels; lowly.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈklɪ.vɪ.təs/

Word forms

declivitous more declivitous most declivitous declivous

Etymology

Latin declivus (“sloping down”), from de- (“down from”) + clivus (“slope”).

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