forested Definition
for·ested (fôr′is təd, fär′-)
adjective
covered with a thick growth of trees and underbrush a forested mountainside
forested Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- hillside: I walked down the hill a few hundred yards to where you could see a panoramic view of the forested hillside.
- foothill: A trip to Italy will do nicely, especially if you head up north to the forested foothills toward the Alps and Switzerland.
- slope: We arrive at our Base Hotel on the forested slopes of Mt.
- hill: We also spent a day caving in an area of forested hills just outside the city.
- valley: Steep mountain cliffs, punctuated with castles, slice into densely forested valleys.
- plateau: To either side the contorted chasm disappeared into the hazy horizon, a twisting slash in the flat, forested plateau.
Modifying Another Word
- thickly: They cleared the thickly forested land, built log dwellings, made merry with Highland games at Johnson Hall gatherings with the friendly Mohawks.
- densely: Steep mountain cliffs, punctuated with castles, slice into densely forested valleys.
- heavily: At this time southern Indiana was a heavily forested wilderness.
- well: From the park gates a road runs through lowland evergreen forest before climbing steeply through well forested hills.
- deeply: The Reserve is formed by sharp and deeply forested mountains, descending to gorges with rushing waterfalls and streams.
Used with adjective complement
become: As the ice age retreated, the area became densely forested.
Browse dictionary entries near forested
- ‹ forestaysail
- ‹ forestay
- ‹ forestation
- ‹ forestall
- ‹ forestage
- ‹ forest fire
- ‹ forest
- ‹ forespeak
- ‹ foreskin
- ‹ foresight
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