mountainous
About 2.26 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.
- adjective Resembling a mountain, especially in size; huge; towering.
- adjective Very difficult.
- 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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