declivitous

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It was immediately drawn tight, and by its aid we gained the bank, and began ascending the side of the barranca, composed of rugged, declivitous rocks, affording but scanty foot-hold.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 by Various

High declivitous, masses of rock formed a sort of immense cairn.

From Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane by Rockwood, Roy

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.

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