mountainous

[moun-tn-uhs]

adjective

1. abounding in mountains.

   a mountainous wilderness.

2. of the nature of a mountain.

3. resembling a mountain or mountains, as being very large and high.

   mountainous waves.

mountainous

/ ˈmaʊntɪnəs /

adjective

1. of or relating to mountains

   a mountainous region

2. like a mountain, esp in size or impressiveness

Other Word Forms

• mountainously adverb
• mountainousness noun
• nonmountainous adjective
• nonmountainously adverb
• semimountainous adjective
• semimountainously adverb
• unmountainous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mountainous¹

First recorded in 1400–50, mountainous is from the late Middle English word mounteynous. See mountain, -ous

Example Sentences

The mountainous province of Dak Lak has been severely impacted, recording more than 60 deaths since 16 November, according to AFP news agency.

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More than 60 of the deaths since November 16 were recorded in mountainous central Dak Lak province, where tens of thousands of homes were flooded, the environment ministry said in a statement.

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He is a gargoyle come to life, complete with the perpetual scowl and the mountainous muscles.

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For example, roughly one hundred million people live in adjacent areas, and six hundred million people live downstream from the pandas’ mountainous habitat.

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The country's mountainous topography can also make driving conditions perilous.

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Related Words

• highland