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BNC: 14181 COCA: 12342

mountainous

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mountainous /ˈmaʊntənəs/ adjective
mountainous
/ˈmaʊntənəs/
adjective
Learner's definition of MOUNTAINOUS
[more mountainous; most mountainous]
: having many mountains多山的
: extremely large : huge巨大的;如山的
BNC: 14181 COCA: 12342

mountainous

adjective

moun·​tain·​ous ˈmau̇n-tə-nəs How to pronounce mountainous (audio)
ˈmau̇nt-nəs
1
: containing many mountains
2
: resembling a mountain : huge
mountainously adverb
mountainousness noun

Example Sentences

the seemingly mountainous obstacles he had to overcome while growing up
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English mounteynous, borrowed from Anglo-French muntaignus, from muntaigne, mountaigne mountain + -us -ous

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mountainous was in the 14th century
BNC: 14181 COCA: 12342

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