mountainous

Everyday

1. Mountainous means having many mountains. tree →
2. Mountainous can mean huge, like mountainous waves. tree →

In the lessons

In geography, mountainous countries and regions (like Switzerland, Nepal or the Scottish Highlands) are often cold, with fewer roads and towns. In stories, mountainous waves show a dangerous storm.

Examples

• Switzerland is a mountainous country. tree →
• The road through the mountainous area was narrow and steep. tree →
• Few people live in mountainous places. tree →
• Mountainous waves crashed over the ship. tree →
• We hiked across mountainous land. tree →
• It snows a lot in mountainous regions. tree →
• "Ho! ho! ho!" quoth the Giant, shaking his mountainous sides. tree →

Note

Spelled mountain + ous. Not used for a single mountain: say "a mountainous region", not "a mountainous mountain". Opposite: flat, low-lying.