hillocky

adjective

as in mountainous

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hillocky
  1. mountainous
  2. hilly
  3. craggy
  4. steep
  5. vertical
  6. perpendicular
Adjective
  • The hotel itself is perched on the edge of the mountainous Arashiyama forest, a verdant expanse with a profound, serene quiet that seems to wrap around the entire property.
    — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The mountainous desert region is filled with small boutique hotels, restaurants, and wineries, as the Mediterranean-like climate is especially great for making vino.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of mountainous
Adjective
  • Around it, hilly paths lined with palms and flouro-pink bougainvillea wiggle between treatment rooms, yoga pavilions, pools and bedrooms.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Rob Albrecht-Mallinger, president of the plan commission, asked Spellacy to provide more precision in his plan, particularly regarding the property’s hilly topography.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of hilly
Adjective
  • Brothers Bill and Patrick own and lease thousands of acres of the craggy land stretching to the river.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Part of the South Sandwich Islands archipelago north of Antarctica, the island is wild, craggy and windswept.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of craggy
Adjective
  • The shoes’ steep pitch angle provides an aggressive, dramatic curve at the arch, delivering the Barbie feet effect.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In some areas, the river is flanked on both sides by steep limestone cliffs, and up and down the region, people have to trek through inhospitable desert terrain to get to the nearest paved road or pass through Border Patrol checkpoints.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of steep
Adjective
  • Despite its short episode length, the show is designed for streaming services and even TV networks, but not microdrama platforms, having been created before the vertical video craze took off.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The company set a deal last October with Holywater Tech, parent company of the My Drama and My Muse vertical media apps, to produce 200 microdramas over two years.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of vertical
Adjective
  • This creates a small voltage, which is perpendicular to the direction of the electrical current’s flow, across the conductor.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The vehicle was stopped for a few minutes perpendicular to a snowy residential Minneapolis street, obstructing the flow of traffic.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of perpendicular
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“Hillocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hillocky. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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