"mountainy" meaning in English

See mountainy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more mountainy [comparative], most mountainy [superlative]
Etymology: From mountain + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mountain|y}} mountain + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} mountainy (comparative more mountainy, superlative most mountainy)
  1. (now chiefly Ireland) Mountainous. Tags: Ireland
    Sense id: en-mountainy-en-adj--dMrzcZW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Irish English

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