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- [dih-klahy-vuh s]
- /dɪˈklaɪ vəs/
- /dɪ.ˈklaɪ.vəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-klahy-vuh s]
- /dɪˈklaɪ vəs/
Definitions of declivous word
- adjective declivous having a declining slope or gradient 3
- adjective declivous having a declining slope 3
- adjective declivous sloping downward. 1
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Origin of declivous
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < Latin dēclīv(is) (see declivity) + -ous
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Parts of speech for Declivous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
declivous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for declivous
adj declivous
- inclined — deviating in direction from the horizontal or vertical; sloping.
- leaning — the act or state of leaning; inclination: The tower has a pronounced lean.
- askew — Something that is askew is not straight or not level with what it should be level with.
- downhill — down the slope of a hill; downward.
- oblique — neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
Antonyms for declivous
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