proclivous, a.
(prəʊˈklaɪvəs)
[f. L. proclīv-us (see proclive) + -ous.]
1. Inclining downwards. rare.
| 1727 in Bailey vol. II. |
2. Inclined or sloping forward: applied to teeth inclined nearly in the line of the axis of the jaw, as the inferior canine teeth of the hippopotamus.
| [1858 Mayne Expos. Lex., Proclivus [Lat.]; so in Syd. Soc. Lex.] 1890 Cent. Dict., Proclivous. |
Hence proˈclivousness, proclivity. rare.
| 1727 Bailey vol. II, Proclivousness, inclination downwards, propensity. |