hilly en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhɪli/
Etymology
From Middle English hilly, hylly, hully, equivalent to hill + -y.
Meanings
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hillier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| hillie | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| hilliest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonhilly · hilliness · unhilly
Translations (49)
bg хъ́лмест (abounding in hills) · hu dombos (abounding in hills) · es con muchas lomadas (abounding in hills) · uk горби́стий (abounding in hills) · mi pukepuke (abounding in hills) · es montuoso (abounding in hills) · hu dimbes-dombos (abounding in hills) · es con muchas lomas (abounding in hills) · tr tepelik (abounding in hills) · cs pahorkatý (abounding in hills) · fa تپه ماهور (abounding in hills) · es con muchas lombas (abounding in hills) · pt colinoso (abounding in hills) · unm òhchuwike (abounding in hills) · as পাহাৰীয়া (abounding in hills) · bg хълми́ст (abounding in hills) · ru холми́стый (abounding in hills) · be узо́ркаваты (abounding in hills) · ca muntanyós (abounding in hills) · it collinoso (abounding in hills) · sh брдо̀вит (abounding in hills) · sk kopcovitý (abounding in hills) · es con muchas colinas (abounding in hills) · izh kehvelikäs (abounding in hills) · nl heuvelachtig (abounding in hills) · ga cnocach (abounding in hills) · la clīvōsus (abounding in hills) · uk горбкува́тий (abounding in hills) · pl pagórkowaty (abounding in hills) · el λοφώδης (abounding in hills) · la tumulōsus (abounding in hills) · sh brdòvit (abounding in hills) · fi mäkinen (abounding in hills) · be паго́рысты (abounding in hills) · is hæðóttur (abounding in hills) · fr vallonné (abounding in hills) · fi kukkulainen (abounding in hills) · sk pahorkovitý (abounding in hills) · ro deluros (abounding in hills) · be узго́рысты (abounding in hills) · uk па́гористий (abounding in hills) · de hügelig (abounding in hills) · sga cnoccach (abounding in hills) · sv kuperad (abounding in hills) · cs kopcovitý (abounding in hills) · lb hiwweleg (abounding in hills) · pdt boajich (abounding in hills) · grc λοφώδης (abounding in hills) · sv kullig (abounding in hills)