mountainous
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈmaʊntənəs/
:
enorme
- Mountainous piles of coal lay by the railroad track that ran alongside the power plant.
We've told this reserve of gold is mountainous, but we've never seen it.
- We've told this reserve of gold is mountainous, but we've never seen it.
- He indeed went so far as to hint at the faint beating of great wings and of a glimpse of shining eyes and mountainous white bulk beyond the remotest trees.
Examples
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There is a mountainous supply of evidence, enough to convict this felon of 327 counts of federal tax evasion.
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Miramar looked at the mountainous pile of tiny cardboard boxes in front of her.
Fiction book (2002) -
Just put this with the rest of the mountainous pile of evidence.
Blog text (32) -
For more on the mountainous expense involved in becoming a homeowner, keep reading.
Blog text (20) -
But far from slashing regulation, the mountainous burden keeps growing.
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Some were organized by color, but most lay in mountainous piles of clutter in her 4,000-square-foot home outside Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Blog text (10) -
The backdrop was a classic cirque—a mountainous, three-sided, steep-walled basin that had been carved by a glacier.
Academic text (2011) -
The hikers were amazed by the mountainous landscape that surrounded them, with peaks towering into the sky.
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After the heavy snowfall, the village was nestled in a mountainous region, creating a picture-perfect winter scene.
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We stood in awe as we gazed at the mountainous terrain, which offered stunning views of the valleys below.
Synonyms
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3.6
Very large in size, much bigger than normal
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6.3
Very large and impressive like a famous building or statue
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3.9
Very large in size or amount
Land with many tall, steep hills and sharp peaks
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Etymology
Mountainous comes from mountain ('a very large hill') and the ending -ous, meaning 'full of' or 'having', and by picture it can mean 'as big as a mountain'. So calling something mountainous is a way to say it is very large or impressive.