† aˈcclive, a. Obs. rare—1.
[ad. L. acclīv-is, acclīv-us steep, f. ad to, towards + clīvus a rising ground.]
Rising with a slope, sloping upward, steep; = acclivous, acclivitous.
| a 1697 Aubrey Acc. Verulam in Lett. II. 231 (T.) From hence to Gorhambery is about a little mile, the way easily ascending, hardly so acclive as a desk. |