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Meaning of "mountainously" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOUNTAINOUSLY

mountainously  [ˈmaʊntɪnəslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOUNTAINOUSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mountainously is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES MOUNTAINOUSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mountainously in the English dictionary

The definition of mountainously in the dictionary is in such a way as to be like a mountain, esp in size or impressiveness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOUNTAINOUSLY


acrogenously
əˈkrɒdʒɪnəslɪ
endogenously
ɛnˈdɒdʒɪnəslɪ
exogenously
ɛkˈsɒdʒɪnəslɪ
gelatinously
dʒɪˈlætɪnəslɪ
glutinously
ˈɡluːtɪnəslɪ
heinously
ˈheɪnəslɪ
indigenously
ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəslɪ
larcenously
ˈlɑːsɪnəslɪ
luminously
ˈluːmɪnəslɪ
mucilaginously
ˌmjuːsɪˈlædʒɪnəslɪ
multitudinously
ˌmʌltɪˈtjuːdɪnəslɪ
mutinously
ˈmjuːtɪnəslɪ
ominously
ˈɒmɪnəslɪ
platitudinously
ˌplætɪˈtjuːdɪnəslɪ
resinously
ˈrezɪnəslɪ
ruinously
ˈruːɪnəslɪ
scrutinously
ˈskruːtɪnəslɪ
serpiginously
sɜːˈpɪdʒɪnəslɪ
verminously
ˈvɜːmɪnəslɪ
voluminously
vəˈluːmɪnəslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOUNTAINOUSLY

mountain pine
mountain range
mountain rescue
mountain rescue team
mountain sheep
mountain sickness
Mountain Standard Time
Mountain State
Mountain Time
mountain top
mountain viscacha
mountainboard
mountainboarder
mountainboarding
mountaineer
mountaineering
mountainous
mountainousness
mountainside
mountainy

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOUNTAINOUSLY

anonymously
cautiously
consciously
continuously
dangerously
deliciously
deviously
famously
generously
hilariously
meticulously
obviously
outrageously
previously
ridiculously
seriously
simultaneously
spontaneously
tremendously
unanimously
vigorously

Synonyms and antonyms of mountainously in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mountainously» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOUNTAINOUSLY

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The translations of mountainously from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mountainously» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mountainously
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mountainously
570 millions of speakers

English

mountainously
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mountainously
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mountainously
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mountainously
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mountainously
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mountainously
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mountainously
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara bergolak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mountainously
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mountainously
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mountainously
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pegunungan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mountainously
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mountainously
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पर्वतीय रस्ता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mountainously
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mountainously
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mountainously
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mountainously
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mountainously
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mountainously
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mountainously
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mountainously
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mountainously
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mountainously

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOUNTAINOUSLY»

The term «mountainously» is normally little used and occupies the 149.805 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOUNTAINOUSLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mountainously» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mountainously» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mountainously

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOUNTAINOUSLY»

Discover the use of mountainously in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mountainously and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Concordance to Ofudesaki
gDay after day, the words of God pile up mountainously, stuck in My throat. Vlyyl shall give returns for the regrets of Tsukihi piled mountainously high until now. XIV-^I shall clear away all the regret of Tsukihi which has piled up mountainously  ...
Damon Smith, 2004
2
Communication and Reference
What the sentence “the golden mountain is worth a lot of money” asserts is, according to the theory, this: at least one thing is mountainously golden, at most one thing is mountainously golden, and it is worth a lot of money.” The same remarks ...
A. P. Martinich, 1984
3
The Eternal Food: Gastronomic Ideas and Experiences of ...
Once the food is mountainously piled in front of the hill, Krishna miraculously splits in two: in his first identity he jumps into the hill, saying "I am Govardhan; Govardhan is me," and sucks in the food through a crack in the hill (known locally as ...
R. S. Khare, 1992
4
Living Carelessly in Tokyo and Elsewhere: A Memoir
The gods on high in their council chamber had observed me disporting myself with careless arrogance and infidelity; let's watch how mountainously a man of heroic stature can fall, they agreed, and, pulling the thick carpet from beneath my  ...
John Nathan, 2008
5
Triplanetary
The massive nets swayed andgave back,and tidal waves hurledtheir mountainously destructive masses through the Third City, butthemighty barrier remained intact. And Nerado,still attackingtwo of the powerful tanks withhis everyweapon, was ...
E. E. Smith, 2013
6
The cult of Draupadī: Mythologies : from Gingee to Kurukserta
... hot, mountainously rugged, boulder-ridden, and beautiful areas of Tamilnadu, and once the home of kings. The focus of the song, however, is not Gingee town, Introduction: Invocatory Songs to Draupadi, "The Lady Who Resides in Gingee"
Alf Hiltebeitel, 1991
7
Journals of the Rev. Thomas Smith, and the Rev. Samuel ...
They say there is' now five feet of snow upon a level, but it is mountainously drifted on the Clear ground. It is a melancholy time, near a famine for bread. 11. Our frolicers returned from Blaclqioint, having been gone just ten days. They got ...
Thomas Smith, Samuel Deane, William Willis, 1849
8
The Civil War in North Carolina
The seas became mountainously high, the wind reached gale force, and "the densest of fog set in."16 Ships anchored near the bar were battered unmercifully. They seemed "principally occupied in smashing and sinking."" The night of January ...
John G. Barrett, 1995
9
Stravinsky and the Russian Traditions: A Biography of the ...
The singers sat motionless at the sides of the stage on scaffolds spreading mountainously to the right and left, dressed in crimson caftans, looking like two church choirs, head upon head in rows, like numberless saints in an ancient image.
Richard Taruskin, 1996
10
Mother Reader: Essential Literature on Motherhood
—Rainer Maria Rilke, “The Third Elegy” from Duino Elegies (English translation by C. F. Maclntyre) IT IS NINE O'CLOCK in the morning and, since the day is cold and gleaming snow lies mountainously over everything, I sit on the bench alone.
Moyra Davey, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOUNTAINOUSLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mountainously is used in the context of the following news items.
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School, life, death, taxes and other high ironies
The legit media mountainously missed the punchline of the joke that lawmakers, lobbyists and Gov. Veto El Obtúsè played on us peasants. «Daily Sparks Tribune, Jul 15»
2
'Ballers' doesn't just remember 'Entourage,' it remembers 'North …
But Johnson isn't just a mountainously muscled movie star floundering onscreen; he's a mildly promising film and TV actor. It's unlikely that a ... «Buffalo.com, Jun 15»
3
Review: Helen Mirren Stars in 'The Audience' on Broadway
Rod McLachlan is a mountainously depressive Gordon Brown. And that fine actress Judith Ivey, burdened by a big and slippery accent and ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
4
Sunshine, sand and sea in California
Needless to say, San Francisco's mountainously steep streets are not built for buggies. Thankfully the staff at our hotel, the Ritz-Carlton, made ... «Evening Standard, Feb 15»
5
'Baskerville' is another Arena stage treasure
As I enjoy the second mountainously entertaining Ken Ludwig drawing-room comedy in less than a week, I am reminded that the ... «Alexandria Times, Feb 15»
6
Like Bridesmaids without the women or wit: The Wedding Ringer …
'Mountainously moronic slab of dud comedy sketches'. “A flaming paper bag full of poop” ... Movie 43. Source: Supplied. “I'm not going to go as ... «Herald Sun, Jan 15»
7
Saracens' mighty Billy Vunipola sinks Munster in European …
... going no further, firmly dumped out of contention by the rampant Saracens, for whom the Vunipola brothers were mountainously impressive. «The Guardian, Jan 15»
8
Empire Review: Solid Performances And Tunes Balance The …
On the positive side, the energy driving Empire is constant, whether it's because tensions are running mountainously high or because there's a great hook being ... «Cinema Blend, Jan 15»
9
Prince Harry's made darts cool but what about Bullseye?
... when we came across it … and no, before you leap ahead, it didn't involve a mountainously bosomed woman with an Ann Summers loyalty ... «Liverpool Echo, Jan 15»
10
Richard Mille's Million-Dollar-Plus Sapphire-Cased Watches
A few years ago, Richard Mille surprised the watch industry with the release of its mountainously expensive RM 56 tourbillon watch with a case ... «Forbes, Jul 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mountainously [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mountainously>. Apr 2024 ».
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