Declivitous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈklɪ.vɪ.təs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Declivitous is an adjective meaning Descending gradually; sloping; downhill.
Meaning
Descending gradually; sloping; downhill.
More Meanings
- At lower levels; lowly.
Example Sentences
I, for one, and certainly Aera, do not feel declivitous.
The forest covers a declivitous slope, at an elevation of about 5,000 feet, and extends to the verge of the steep descent into the table-land of Wynaad.
Where the ground is declivitous, it is requisite that the hole should be deeper, in addition to which it should be artificially elevated on the edge of the lower side.
In France, Savoy, and the Southern Low Countries the structure of lordship was declivitous during the eleventh , twelfth , and thirteenth centuries; in other words, seigneurial rights and obligations were greater at lower levels of the hierarchy .
Word Forms
- declivous
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include descending, downward, acclinate, degressive, downslope, downflowing.
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