MOUNTAINOUSLY

Etymology

Adverb

mountainously (comparative more mountainously, superlative most mountainously)

In a mountainous way.

Source: Wiktionary


MOUNTAINOUS

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



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