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hill·y

(hĭl′ē)

adj. hill·i·er, hill·i·est

1. Having many hills.

2. Similar to a hill; steep.

hill′i·ness n.

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hill•y

(ˈhɪl i)

adj. hill•i•er, hill•i•est.

1. full of hills; having many hills.

2. resembling a hill; elevated; steep.

[1350–1400]

hill′i•ness, n.

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Adj.

hilly - having hills and crags; "hilly terrain"

cragged, craggy, mountainous

rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"

hilly

adjective mountainous, rolling, steep, undulating The areas are hilly and densely wooded.

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Translations

كثير التِلال

kopcovitý

bakket

bergig hügelig

kukkulainenmäkinen

montagneux vallonné

brdovit

dombos

hæîóttur

hribovit

brdovit

tepelik

丘陵的多小山的

hilly

[ˈhɪlɪ] ADJ (hillier (compar) (hilliest (superl))) [terrain] → montañoso, accidentado; [road] → con fuertes pendientes

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hilly

[ˈhɪli] adj [region, area] → vallonné(e); [ground] → vallonné(e)
a 40-km march across boggy, hilly ground → une marche de 40 km sur terrain bourbeux et vallonné

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hilly

adj (+er) → hüg(e)lig; (higher) → bergig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hilly

[ˈhɪlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → collinoso/a, montagnoso/a
this road is very hilly → questa strada è un continuo saliscendi

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hill

(hil)

1. noun a piece of high land, smaller than a mountain. We went for a walk in the hills yesterday.

2. a slope on a road. This car has difficulty going up steep hills.

ˈhillock (-lək) noun

a small hill.

ˈhilly adjective

having many hills. hilly country.

ˈhillside noun

the side or slope of a hill. The hillside was covered with new housing.

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