mountainous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.
Resembling a mountain, especially in size; huge; towering.
Very difficult.
Inhabiting mountains; hence, barbarous.

/ˈmaʊn.tɪ.nəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mountainous.wav /ˈmaʊn.tə.nəs/ [ˈmæʊn.tn̩.əs] [-ʔn̩-] [ˈmæ̃ʊ̃(n)-] /ˈmæɔn.tɪ.nəs/ /ˈmæʊn.tə.nəs/

mountainous more mountainous most mountainous

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

mountain hilly

intramountainous mountainously mountainousness nonmountainous unmountainous

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