mountainously en · ADV
Etymology
From mountainous + -ly. Coined by Michael Drayton in 1612.
Meanings
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In a mountainous manner.
Besides her fruitfull earth, her mightie breadth and length, Doth Chiltern fitly match: which mountainously hie, And beeing very long, so likewise shee doth lie;
1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 15 p. 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more mountainously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most mountainously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |