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Webster 1913 Edition
Mountainous
Moun′tain-ous
,Adj.
[F.
montagneux
, L. montaniosus
.] 1.
Full of, or containing, mountains;
as, the
. mountainous
country of the Swiss2.
Inhabiting mountains.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
3.
Large as, or resembling, a mountain; huge; of great bulk;
as, a
. mountainous
heapPrior.
Webster 1828 Edition
Mountainous
MOUNT'AINOUS
,Adj.
1.
Large as a mountain; huge; as a mountainous heap.2.
Inhabiting mountains. [Not used.]Definition 2024
mountainous
mountainous
English
Adjective
mountainous (comparative more mountainous, superlative most mountainous)
- Having many mountains; rough (terrain); rocky.
- Resembling a mountain, especially in size.
- (by extension, of a problem or task) Very difficult.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:gigantic
Translations
having many mountains
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resembling a mountain
very difficult