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hilly

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hill·y  (hl)
adj. hill·i·er, hill·i·est
1. Having many hills.
2. Similar to a hill; steep.
hilli·ness n.
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Adj.1.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.
Translations
hilly [ˈhɪlɪ] ADJ (hillier (compar) (hilliest (superl))) [terrain] → montañoso, accidentado; [road] → con fuertes pendientes
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
hilly
adj (+er) → hüg(e)lig; (higher) → bergig
hilly [ˈhɪlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → collinoso/a, montagnoso/a
this road is very hilly → questa strada è un continuo saliscendi
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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The horses were climbing up a hilly piece of road when she first caught sight of a light.
The Secret Garden by Burnett, Frances Hodgson View in context
The country between San Francisco and Sacramento is not very hilly.
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If in the neighborhood of your camp there should be any hilly country, ponds surrounded by aquatic grass, hollow basins filled with reeds, or woods with thick undergrowth, they must be carefully routed out and searched; for these are places where men in ambush or insidious spies are likely to be lurking.
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