Adjective: acclivitous
Acclivitous meaning:
- Sloping upward
Synonyms: rising, uphill
Quotations:
Agnes Grey – When we had surmounted the acclivity, I was about to withdraw my arm from his, but by a slight tightening of the elbow was tacitly informed that such was not his will, and accordingly desisted.
Sample sentences:
- It was difficult to build a house on the acclivity.
- The bus couldn’t make it up the acclivity.
- We have scrambled up the acclivity to view the beautiful scenery of setting sun.
- I always fear a steep acclivity while driving my vehicle.
- We struggled to move up the slippery acclivity near the mountain ranges.