tumulous

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English

Etymology

From Latin tumulōsus (full of hills or hillocks, hilly), tumulus (mound, hill, hillock) +‎ -ōsus, from tumeō (I swell).

Adjective

tumulous (comparative more tumulous, superlative most tumulous)

  1. Full of small hills or mounds; hilly; tumulose.

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