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mountainous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mountainous \Moun"tain*ous\, a. [F. montagneux L. montaniosus.] 1. Full of or containing, mountains; as the mountainous country of the Swiss. 2. Inhabiting mountains. [Obs.] --Bacon. 3. Large as or resembling, a mountain; huge; of great bulk; as a mountainous heap. --Prior. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mountainous adj 1: having hills and crags; "hilly terrain" [syn: {cragged}, {craggy}, {hilly}] 2: like a mountain in size and impressiveness; "mountainous waves"; "a mountainous dark man" 3: containing many mountains
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