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In some senses, mountainous is marked as figuratively, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
eminent, live, north, northern, small, smooth
VERB + MOUNTAINOUS
born, practiced, spoken
MOUNTAINOUS + NOUN
area, areas, carolin, carolina, china, country, district, kabylie
PREP.
about, in, in, up
ADV.
gravely, mainly
adj
Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.
[Water vapour bubbles] hit againſt the ſides of the more eminent and Mountainous Places, of the Globe, and by this Concuſſion are condenſed, and thus become heavier than the Air they ſvvom in, and ſo gleet dovvn the rocky Caverns of theſe Mountains, […]
The mountainous nature of Norway has always been a serious obstacle to the development of railways, and although some 2,700 route miles are now open for traffic, several schemes have yet to be completed.
Resembling a mountain, especially in size; huge; towering.
But the added size did not give them an advantage this time. Not when Kanter and Adams, two mountainous players, could match the Knicks’ girth with their own.
Very difficult.
Inhabiting mountains; hence, barbarous.
adjective — having hills and crags
[Water vapour bubbles] hit againſt the ſides of the more eminent and Mountainous Places, of the Globe, and by this Concuſſion are condenſed, and thus become heavier than the Air they ſvvom in, and ſo
WiktionaryThe mountainous nature of Norway has always been a serious obstacle to the development of railways, and although some 2,700 route miles are now open for traffic, several schemes have yet to be complet
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In some senses, mountainous is marked as figuratively, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.