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Meaning of 'mountainous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mountainous [ a.]
- Full of, or containing, mountains; as, the mountainous country of the Swiss.
- Inhabiting mountains.
- Large as, or resembling, a mountain; huge; of great bulk; as, a mountainous heap.

Meaning of 'mountainous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mountainous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- like a mountain in size and impressiveness
Example in sentence:
  • a mountainous dark man;
  • mountainous waves
Meaning (2):
- having hills and crags
Example in sentence:
  • hilly terrain

Nearby Words:

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