montuous

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adjective

Mountainous, hilly.

OriginMiddle English mountuous ← Latin montuōsus →
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Meanings

adjectivemontuous (comparative more montuous, superlative most montuous)

comparative more montuous · superlative most montuous

  1. archaicMountainous, hilly.
  2. archaicSituated among mountains.

Origin

  1. Latinmontuōsus
  2. Middle Englishmountuous
  3. Englishmontuous

From Middle English mountuous, from Latin montuōsus, equivalent to mount + -uous.

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APA

montuous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/montuous

MLA

“montuous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/montuous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “montuous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/montuous.

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