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mountainous Definition

moun·tain·ous (mo̵unt'n əs)

adjective

  1. having or full of mountains
  2. having the nature of or like a mountain; esp., very large

mountainous Related Forms
moun·tain·ously adverb
mountainous Synonyms

mountainous

modif.

mountainlike, mountain, with mountains, difficult, barbarous, wild, untamed, strange, remote, uncivilized, rude, crude, unpopulated, solitary, unfamiliar, hard to penetrate, isolated, steep, lofty, hilly, alpine, upland, aerial, elevated, volcanic, towering, ridged, craggy, cliffy, rugged; see also high 2, rocky.

Antonyms low*, small, flat*.

mountainous Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • island: DAYS 7-10 South Georgia We arrive in South Georgia, the most mountainous of the many islands in the Southern Ocean.

Preposition: with

  • plain: Clwyd is mostly mountainous with a coastal plain facing the Irish Sea in the north.

Modifies a noun

  • terrain: However due to their mountainous terrain, they cannot compete on price with the larger, flatter growing areas in Latin America.
  • region: Water powered turbines are used in some mountainous regions where farms have a supply from a body of water much higher than itself.
  • hinterland: We continue our journey through the interesting and often mountainous hinterland of Tanzania.
  • backdrop: True links courses hug the sea shore while the mountainous backdrops provide lush parkland courses.
  • skyline: Views of sea to east and south east from high ground and to mountainous skyline of Slieve Croob to south west.
  • interior: Resorts & Excursions Central Madeira Parts of the mountainous interior can be reached by road.

Modifying Another Word

  • largely: West Virginia is a largely mountainous state, cut by river valleys.
  • mainly: The islands are therefore mainly mountainous creating narrow coastal plains and forested interior valleys and fertile plains.
  • very: The raft took us through a very mountainous region, which also had a number of canyons.
  • often: You will now only find Golden Eagles in very remote, often mountainous areas.
  • so: The journey sometimes takes weeks because the country is so mountainous and there are few roads.
  • not: It is the only county in Wales which is not mountainous.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: All this time the scenery was becoming more mountainous.
mountainous Quotes

Pam, I adore you, Pam, you great mountainous sports girl, Whizzing them over the net, full of the strength of five: That old Malvernian brother, you zephyr and khaki shorts girl, Although he's playing for Woking, Betjeman Can't stand up to your wonderful backhand drive.

—Betjeman, SirJohn