: moderately steep

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of declivitous was in 1799

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“Declivitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declivitous. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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