Mountainous meaning

What does “mountainous” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“mountainous” is an adjective with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: having hills and crags.

mountainous

adjective

  1. having hills and crags

    “hilly terrain”

  2. like a mountain in size and impressiveness

    “mountainous waves”

    “a mountainous dark man”

  3. containing many mountains

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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