adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Abundant in hills; having many hills.

   "The intermediate station seen here, Llanbister Road, is 5 hilly miles by road from the town it purports to serve."

Adjective

1. 1
   having hills and crags wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

craggedcraggedcraggyknobbymountainousrolling

Antonyms

All antonyms

flat

Example

More examples

"This is awfully hilly terrain; I hope we don't screw up the transmission."

Etymology

From Middle English hilly, hylly, hully, equivalent to hill + -y.

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