HILLY

cragged, craggy, hilly, mountainous

(adjective) having hills and crags; “hilly terrain”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

hilly (comparative hillier, superlative hilliest)

(of a landscape) Abundant in hills; having many hills.

Source: Wiktionary


Hill"y, a.

1. Abounding with hills; uneven in surface; as, a hilly country. "Hilly steep." Dryden.

2. Lofty; as, hilly empire. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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