dēclīvis

   dēclīvis e (neut. plur. dēclīvia; once dēclīva, O.), adj.    [de + clivus], inclining downwards, sloping : in declivi loco, Cs.: vallis, Cs.: latitudo, i. e. a broad depression , S.: Olympi, O.: arvum Aesulae, H.: flumina, O.: via, O.: iter senectae, O.— Neut . as subst, a declivity, slope : haec declivia cernebantur, Cs.: per declive sese recipere, Cs.: per declive ferri, O.

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declivis, declive ADJ

sloping, descending, sloping downwards; shelving; tending down; falling (stars)