declivous

or de·cli·vent

[ dih-klahy-vuhs ]

adjective

1. sloping downward.

Word History and Origins

Origin of declivous¹

1675–85; < Latin dēclīv ( is ) ( declivity ) + -ous

Example Sentences

Sloping upward; rising as a hillside; Ð opposed to declivous.

From Project Gutenberg

Metopidium: the anterior declivous surface of prothorax in Membracidae.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• pitched
• tilted