acclivous

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adjective

sloping upward; rising like a hillside.

Opposite
declivous
OriginLatin acclivis →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. sloping upward; rising like a hillside.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
declivous
Also see
acclive

Origin

  1. Latinacclivis
  2. Englishacclivous

Latin acclivis and acclivus.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Portuguese aclive
  • aclivesloping upward
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Chicago

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