EGAVE

mountainous

About 2.26 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.
  2. adjective Resembling a mountain, especially in size; huge; towering.
  3. adjective Very difficult.
  4. adjective Inhabiting mountains; hence, barbarous.

Similar words

upland hilly highland cragged large craggy big rough unsmooth mountains

Often followed by

regions country areas region and terrain districts area parts

Word family

mountainously mountainousness mountainousnesses

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