declivitous

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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

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

Everywhere on the declivitous waysides, tow-haired, blue-eyed children guarded herds of goats, as their forbears had done in the days of Vercingetorix, the Gaul.

From The Mountebank by Locke, William John

The road proved quite as rough and declivitous as its reputation.

From Alias the Lone Wolf by Vance, Louis Joseph

But four miles inland the bed becomes rugged and declivitous, and the mountain walls close in, forming a most magnificent cañon from 1,000 to 2,500 feet deep. 

From The Hawaiian Archipelago by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)