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mountainous

moun·tai·nous

UK/ˈmaʊn.tɪ.nəs/ US/ˈmaʊn.tɪ.nəs/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

having hills and crags

  • “hilly terrain”
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2.

like a mountain in size and impressiveness

  • “mountainous waves”
  • “a mountainous dark man”
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3.

containing many mountains

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Origin

From mountain + -ous after Middle French montagneux, from Late Latin montāniōsus, from montānia, from Latin montem (“mountain”).

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