Definitions for mountainous

mountainous moun·tain·ous

Spelling: [moun-tn-uh s]
IPA: /ˈmaʊn tn əs/

Mountainous is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 537 anagrams from letters in mountainous (aimnnoostuu).

Definitions for mountainous

adjective

  1. abounding in mountains:
  2. of the nature of a mountain.
  3. resembling a mountain or mountains, as being very large and high:

Origin of mountainous

First recorded in 1400-50, mountainous is from the late Middle English word mounteynous. See mountain, -ous

Examples for mountainous

“Cases may be hidden by communities, cases may be happening in areas that are remote and far off mountainous areas,” he says.

They were in time to see the mountainous bulk tumbling into the vast chasm.

It is mountainous in character and its scenery is most beautiful and picturesque.

For years, the military was content to leave the mountainous Kunar and Nuristan region to insurgents and their Islamist allies.

But see the facts nearly and these mountainous inequalities vanish.

Now even his mountainous funeral is creeping into the remorseless past.

The narrowest piece of land was at Panama, but it was covered in dense, mountainous jungle.

Dick looked after her longingly and heaved a mountainous sigh.

As mountainous seas rolled down upon them, smashing over the deck, Halsted left him to it.

By land the countries are either desert, mountainous, or strong enemies.

Word Value for mountainous
Scrable

13

Words with friends

18

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