acclivous

/əˈklaɪvəs/
adjective
  1. Sloping upward; rising gradually or steeply.
    • The acclivous terrain made farming difficult but the views were spectacular.
    • The garden was planted on an acclivous slope that caught the morning sun.
    • We followed an acclivous path through the forest to the lookout point.
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