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declivitous

 Play de·cliv·i·tous
fairly steep

Origin of declivitous

Classical Latin declivitas (see declivity) + -ous

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declivitous

adjective

Moderately steep.

Related Forms:

  • de·cliv′i·tous·ly

    adverb

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Adjective

(comparative more declivitous, superlative most declivitous)

  1. Descending gradually; moderately steep; sloping; downhill.
Origin

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

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