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moun·tain·ous
 mountainous
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- pronunciation:
- maUn
t
ns
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having many mountains.
There are many ski slopes in the mountainous areas of northeastern United States. |
| definition 2: |
very large or high; huge.
She served me a mountainous bowl of ice cream for dessert.- synonyms:
- enormous, giant, gigantic, huge, immense, mammoth, massive
- antonyms:
- tiny
- similar words:
- aerial, great, lofty, mighty, tall
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| derivations: |
mountainously (adv.), mountainousness (n.) |
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