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proclivous, a.|prəʊˈklaɪvəs|
[f. L. proclīv-us (see proclive) + -ous.]
1. Inclining downwards. rare.
1727in Bailey vol. II.
2. Inclined or sloping forward: applied to teeth inclined nearly in the line of the axis of the jaw, as the inferior canine teeth of the hippopotamus.
[1858Mayne Expos. Lex., Proclivus [Lat.]; so in Syd. Soc. Lex.]1890Cent. Dict., Proclivous.
Hence proˈclivousness, proclivity. rare.
1727Bailey vol. II, Proclivousness, inclination downwards, propensity. |