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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
  • Both sides deny responsibility for launching this round of hostilities, and most of the fighting is believed to be in remote areas of often ragged, mountainous territory.
    — SAMUEL GETACHEW, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Medical supplies and fuel are running short after key supply routes between Mokha and Taiz were largely cut off, forcing convoys onto mountainous roads unsuitable for large trucks.
    — Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of mountainous
Adjective
  • 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
  • Windstar passengers can tour the ancient castle at the hilly town’s zenith, lounge on one of the sandy beaches, or visit an olive grove, where extra-virgin olive oil is produced using traditional methods.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of hilly
Adjective
  • Alongside, another person whisks over a tall, yolk-yellow block of butter, churned in-house for 48 hours and formed into the craggy shape of one of Rodin’s intentionally incomplete sculptures.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Across the rugged landscape that has made Yemen famed for its beauty, videos of the fighting over the last few days showed men dying violently on craggy mountains and on barren desert flats.
    — Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of craggy
Adjective
  • In this environment, a beat and raise might be the bare minimum to avoid a steep post-earnings decline.
    — Matthew J. Belvedere,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Aquilina also explained that Luminate data pointed to binge releases tending to see big spikes in viewership but steep drops, while weekly releases maintain consistent engagement.
    — Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of steep
Adjective
  • Get inspired at the garden center with vertical gardens, railing planters, or pots with seasonal florals.
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The company said completing vertical construction clears the way for interior work, installation of fuel fabrication equipment and construction of supporting facilities.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of vertical
Adjective
  • But the columns are much too perpendicular to the stylobate for that.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
  • This changes a property called birefringence, where two perpendicular polarizations of light traveling through the same glass experience slightly different refractive indices.
    — Pawel Maniewski, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of perpendicular
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“Hillocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hillocky. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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