devexus

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Latin

Etymology

Derived from dēvehō (I carry away, descend), compare convexus (vaulted).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dēvexus (feminine dēvexa, neuter dēvexum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. sloping or inclining downwards
  2. downhill
  3. steep

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

  • devexus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • devexus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • devexus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.