MOUNTAINOUS Definition & Meaning
The meaning of MOUNTAINOUS is containing many mountains. How to use mountainous in a sentence.
Mountainous Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
[more mountainous; most mountainous] 1 : having many mountains mountainous terrain/country/land a mountainous area/region 2 : extremely large : huge
mountainous, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford
mountainous, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
mountainous adjective
Definition of mountainous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner''s Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
mountainous
(of a region) having many mountains: We''ll never be able to land in that mountainous region. resembling a mountain, as being very large:[before a noun] mountainous difficulties.
MOUNTAINOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
You use mountainous to emphasize that something is great in size, quantity, or degree.
MOUNTAINOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary
MOUNTAINOUS definition: abounding in mountains. See examples of mountainous used in a sentence.
mountainous
mountainous (comparative more mountainous, superlative most mountainous) Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough
Mountainous
1. Having many mountains. 2. Resembling a mountain in size; huge: mountainous waves.
MOUNTAINOUS | English meaning
In mountainous terrain, for example, winds often move up-canyon in the morning and down-canyon in the evening.