In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
mountainously (comparative more mountainously, superlative most mountainously)
In a mountainous way.
Source: Wiktionary
Moun"tain*ous, a. Etym: [F. montagneux, L. montaniosus.]
1. Full of, or containing, mountains; as, the mountainous country of the Swiss.
2. Inhabiting mountains. [Obs.] Bacon.
3. Large as, or resembling, a mountain; huge; of great bulk; as, a mountainous heap. Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 November 2024
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.