Mountainous Definition & Meaning
mountainous
- adjective
- having hills and crags; "hilly terrain"
- like a mountain in size and impressiveness; "mountainous waves"; "a mountainous dark man"
- containing many mountains
Words that rhyme with mountainous
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- What does mountainous mean?
- having hills and crags; "hilly terrain" like a mountain in size and impressiveness; "mountainous waves"; "a mountainous dark man" containing many mountains
- What part of speech is mountainous?
- Mountainous is an adjective.
- How many definitions does mountainous have?
- Mountainous has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).