declivitous

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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.

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

From Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane by Rockwood, Roy

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

From Alias the Lone Wolf by Vance, Louis Joseph

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

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