Lexic.us

Definition of Hilly

1. Adjective. Having hills and crags. "Hilly terrain"

Definition of Hilly

1. a. Abounding with hills; uneven in surface; as, a hilly country.

Definition of Hilly

1. Adjective. (of a landscape) abounding in hills ¹

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Definition of Hilly

1. abounding in hills [adj HILLIER, HILLIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hilly

Literary usage of Hilly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1866)
"No supplies gathered.— Weather: Fine.—Roads: Good but hilly; ... Good but very hilly, particularly at the crossing of Little Haynes Creek. ..."

2. Coffee and India-rubber Culture in Mexico: Preceeded by Geographical and by Matías Romero (1898)
"Advantages of hilly ground. c.—Configuration of the ground best suited for coffee. Each of these kinds of land and its advantages will be considered ..."

3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1891)
"The country being very hilly, great care is taken in felling the timber, and the enormous size of the logs renders it extremely difficult to transport them ..."

4. Bulletin (1906)
"In a flat prairie country the beet location is a straight line between the two points it is desired to connect When it is desired to locate a road in hilly ..."

5. A Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the United States of by Daniel Haskel, John Calvin Smith (1843)
"11 sch. 455 scholars. Pop. 1672. LITCHFIELD, pt., Bradford со., Рв., 156 N.. Harrisburg, 266 W. The surface is hilly ; «oil, gravelly loam. ..."

6. Woodbridge and Willard's Universal Geography ...: Accompanied by Modern and by William Channing Woodbridge, Emma Willard (1836)
"The hilly country occupies about one-third of the surface, extending from the Allegany Ridge, and the hilly districts of New-York and Pennsylvania, ..."

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