hilly

adj

hilly

adj

/ˈhɪli/

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

1

Of a landscape 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.1962 August, “More W.R. services in jeopardy”, in Modern Railways, page 82, photo caption:
  • Our first stop is in Antu County, Kirin Province, a rugged and hilly extension of the Changpai foothills. The temperature in midsummer lingers around 20° C.1972, Chi Hsin, “Where the Sunghua River Flows”, in The Seeds and Other Stories, Peking: Foreign Languages Press, →OCLC, page 145:
Derived terms
hilliness, nonhilly, unhilly

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