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Mountainous vs Hilly - What's the difference?

mountainous | hilly |

As adjectives the difference between mountainous and hilly

is that mountainous is having many mountains; rough (terrain); rocky while hilly is abundant in hills; having many hills.

mountainous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having many mountains; rough (terrain); rocky.
  • Resembling a mountain, especially in size.
  • (by extension, of a problem or task) Very difficult.

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    hilly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (of a landscape) Abundant in hills; having many hills.