hilly

«hilly» in Mova's school dictionary: Having a lot of hills, as in «hilly countryside» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (hilly, hillier, hilliest)

meaning for a pupil

Having a lot of hills, as in «hilly countryside». tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons about landscapes, hilly areas include the Pennines, the Lake District, Wales and much of Ireland and New Zealand. In maths and PE, a hilly route takes longer to run or cycle. In stories, a hilly road might make a journey tiring.

examples

• Wales is a very hilly country. tree →
• Cycling home was hard because the road is hilly. tree →
• The hilly fields were full of sheep. tree →
• San Francisco is a famous hilly city. tree →
• The cross-country course was the hilliest we had run. tree →
• We walked through hilly woodland on the school trip. tree →

note

Comparative «hillier», superlative «hilliest». Opposite: «flat». Related: «mountainous» (with mountains).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hilly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.