mountainous
adjective
moun·tain·ous
ˈmau̇n-tə-nəs 
ˈmau̇nt-nəs
mountainously
adverb
mountainousness
noun
Examples of mountainous in a Sentence
the seemingly mountainous obstacles he had to overcome while growing up
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The asphalt winds like a ribbon through the Sierra de las Nieves, where the Mediterranean sun casts its golden light on every curve of the mountainous landscape.
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They are concentrated in the rural mountainous areas east and south of Damascus, the capital city of Syria.
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Jim Halterman, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Gravity batteries use solid blocks and bypass these issues by eliminating the need for water or mountainous terrain.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2025
The asphalt winds like a ribbon through the Sierra de las Nieves, where the Mediterranean sun casts its golden light on every curve of the mountainous landscape.
—Shelby Knick, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
They are concentrated in the rural mountainous areas east and south of Damascus, the capital city of Syria.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Mountainous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountainous. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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mountainous
adjective
moun·tain·ous
ˈmau̇nt-ᵊn-əs
-nəs
1
: having many mountains
2
: resembling a mountain : huge
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