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adjective
- 1. (of a region) having many mountains. Similar Opposite
- 2. very large; huge: "struggling under mountainous debts" Similar Opposite
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uk / ˈmaʊn.tɪ.nəs / us / ˈmaʊn.t ə n.əs / Add to word list. having a lot of mountains: a mountainous region. very big: mountainous waves. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geography: hills & mountains. acclivity. alpine tundra. clifftop. craggy. esker. highlands. hillock. Marilyn. mesa. mid-ocean ridge. motte. Mount Kilimanjaro. pike.
The meaning of MOUNTAINOUS is containing many mountains. How to use mountainous in a sentence.
You use mountainous to emphasize that something is great in size, quantity, or degree. [ emphasis ] In the lighted doorway stood the mountainous figure of a woman.
MOUNTAINOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of mountainous in English. mountainous. adjective. us / ˈmaʊn.t ə n.əs / uk / ˈmaʊn.tɪ.nəs / Add to word list. having a lot of mountains: a mountainous region. very big: mountainous waves. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geography: hills & mountains. acclivity.
Mountainous definition: abounding in mountains. See examples of MOUNTAINOUS used in a sentence.
adjective. having hills and crags. synonyms: cragged, craggy, hilly. rough, unsmooth. having or caused by an irregular surface. adjective. like a mountain in size and impressiveness. “ mountainous waves”. “a mountainous dark man”.
Definition of mountainous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
mountainous meaning, definition, what is mountainous: a mountainous area has a lot of mountain...: Learn more.
MOUNTAINOUS definition: A mountainous area has a lot of mountains.. Learn more.
Mountainous definition: abounding in mountains. See examples of MOUNTAINOUS used in a sentence.
