acclīvus
1Acclivities — Acclivity Ac*cliv i*ty, n.; pl. {Acclivities}. [L. acclivitas, fr. acclivis, acclivus, ascending; ad + clivus a hill, slope, fr. root kli to lean. See {Lean}.] A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending,… …
2Acclivity — Ac*cliv i*ty, n.; pl. {Acclivities}. [L. acclivitas, fr. acclivis, acclivus, ascending; ad + clivus a hill, slope, fr. root kli to lean. See {Lean}.] A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in… …
3Acclivous — Ac*cli vous (#; 277), a. [L. acclivis and acclivus.] Sloping upward; rising as a hillside; opposed to {declivous}. [1913 Webster] …
4EURYDICE — I. EURYDICE uxor Orphei vatis, cuius amore captus Aristaeus, cum vim illi inferre pararet, illa per avia fugiens incidit in colubrum in herba delitescentem, cuius morsu interiit. Virg. Georg. l. 4. v. 457. Illa quidem dum te fugeret per flumina… …
5acclivous — əˈklīvəs, (ˈ)a|k adjective Etymology: Latin acclivus : sloping upward opposed to declivous …
6ac|cli|vous — «uh KLY vuhs», adjective. rising with a slope. ╂[< Latin acclīvus (with English ous)] …
