hummocky
8.3
An area with many small rounded hills or mounds
- adjective
- /ˈhʌməki/
:
ondulado
- The hikers struggled to navigate the hummocky landscape, where small hills dotted the ground.
- low and hummocky
Examples
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But I rounded a bend and a way opened up on my left: a hummocky incline that reached to the top of the ridge.
Fiction book (1993) -
Some were permafrosts and heaves, which produced hummocky terrain.
Fiction book (1993) -
The field was surprisingly hummocky, with small mounds creating a unique terrain for the picnic.
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They enjoyed the view from the top of the hummocky ridge, where the rolling hills stretched out for miles.
Synonyms
hilly
vshummocky
11
1.0
An area with many hills
focuses on many small rounded mounds rather than larger varied hills
humpy
vshummocky
1
6.2
A surface with many small bumps
describes many small rounded hills rather than texture-like bumps
hillocky
vshummocky
6.8
Ground with many small hills making it bumpy
means the same but is a different word for the same idea
mounded
vshummocky
4.1
It has a small rounded pile, like on a plate
refers to being covered by many small rounded mounds rather than single piles
How Hilly
Surface Forms
hummocky positive
Morphology
Etymology
Hummocky comes from the word hummock, which means 'small hill' and is like the familiar word hump. So hummocky describes land covered with many small, rounded mounds, making it feel full of little humps.