declivitous

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We hesitated for some time whether we should undergo the fatigue of travelling over such declivitous mountains without any palpable reward.

From A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition by Ross, William A.

Rapid 'twixt banks declivitous, they seek The ocean.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.

They were standing on the rocks, which formed a declivitous wall beneath their feet.

From Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von

Its chasms resemble the declivitous shores of the sea; the wind often fills them with snow; the paths are almost impracticable, the descent is so rapid and slippery.” 

From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 by Huc, Évariste Régis

But I plodded on and on, finding all things looking beautiful in that autumn glow, until at last I found myself descending the declivitous road into Wretchedville and to destruction.

From Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse by Various