mountainy

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moun·tain

(moun′tən)

1. Abbr. Mt. or Mtn. A natural elevation of the earth's surface having considerable mass, generally steep sides, and a height greater than that of a hill.

a. A large heap: a mountain of laundry.

b. A huge quantity: a mountain of trouble.

[Middle English mountaine, from Old French montaigne, muntaigne, from Vulgar Latin *montānea, from feminine of *montāneus, of a mountain, from Latin montānus, from mōns, mont-, mountain; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

moun′tain·y adj.

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mountainy

(ˈmaʊntɪnɪ)

adj

1. another term for mountainous

2. living in, located in, or related to mountains

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Horses and traps turn out of impossibly narrow lanes; cyclists freewheel with a whirring rattle down from mountainy farms.

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I've tried many things in my four decades of living: I've moved many times, I did mountainy activities while living in the Rockies, I rode horses competitively and I took a variety of lessons (aerobics, yoga, conversational French, kayaking, swimming and music).

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