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[ adjective ] like a mountain in size and impressiveness
Examples "mountainous waves" "a mountainous dark man" Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)When McFeeley was halfway to the door , the proprietor emerged - a mountainous , dark man , his head thick_with resiny black hair , his eyes like two of the black_olives he imported in boatloads . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having hills and crags
Examples "hilly terrain" Used in print (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)These observations indicate that the lunar maria heat_up more rapidly and also cool_off more rapidly than do the mountainous regions . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] containing many mountains
Used in print (Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)But he had never seen the mountainous half of his native_land north of Vientiane , including the royal capital , Luang_Prabang . Related terms |
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