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acclivitous
acclivitous, a. (əˈklɪvɪtəs) [f. acclivit-y + -ous; cf. calamity, calamit-ous. See -itous, -ous.] Of the nature of, or characterized by an acclivity; having an upward slope.1815 Paulson in Henderson Iceland 203 We continued our route up the S.E. side of the Yökul, where it was least acclivitous. 187...
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declivitous
declivitous, a. (dɪˈklɪvɪtəs) [f. L. type *dēclīvitōs-us, f. dēclīvitās: see declivity and -ous: cf. acclivitous.] Having a (considerable) declivity or slope; steep.1799 R. Warner Walk (1800) 94 The approach to Culbone church is by a small foot-path, narrow, rugged and..declivitous. 1802 Bray Jrnl. ...
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acclive
† 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...
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ascending
▪ I. ascending, vbl. n. (əˈsɛndɪŋ) [f. ascend v. + -ing1.] The action of the verb ascend; ascent, ascension. attrib. in ascending latitude: the latitude of a planet when ascending or going northward. ascending node: the point in a planet's orbit where it crosses the ecliptic in ascending.1482 Monk o...
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