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hilly

[hil-ee]

adjective

hillier, hilliest 
  1. full of hills; having many hills; hilly country.

  2. resembling a hill; elevated; steep.



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Other Word Forms

  • hilliness noun
  • unhilly adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hilly1

1350–1400; Middle English; Old English ī. See hill, -y 1
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Some residents in Middleton, Greater Manchester, had assumed the lack of signal was "because it's a hilly area", according to local phone shop owner Ali Salam.

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As of Thursday, 143 customers in “hard to reach areas” of the hilly, coastal neighborhood remained without power, Quiñones said.

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There has also been a rapid rise in deforestation and construction in Uttarakhand's hilly areas in recent years.

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Bastar is a hilly district in Chhattisgarh which is full of dense forests and is part of India's 'red corridor', a nickname for the regions most affected by the Maoist insurgency.

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It is definitely walkable but we typically drive just because it’s pretty hilly.

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