hillyadj.

Brit.

/ˈhɪli/, U.S.

/ˈhɪli/

Etymology: < hill n. + -y suffix¹.

1. Characterized by hills; abounding in hills.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > hill > [adjective] > characterized by

cloudyc893

hilly?a1475

hillous1550

downy1671

knobby1834

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 333 Þe lond is..wiþ-ynne hilly and sondy.

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. iiii^v Oxen woll plowe..vpon hilly ground where as horses woll stande still.

1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated ii. x. 173 Some plaine Countries neare the..Pole, may be colder then some hilly Regions neare the Æquatour.

1738 J. Wesley Coll. Psalms & Hymns (new ed.) cxxv. ii As round Jerusalem The Hilly Bulwarks rise.

1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xxx The hillier regions of Dumfriesshire.

figurative.1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 22 Her dainty hands..delicately hilly, and lasciviously dimpled.

a. Of the nature of a hill; elevated; steep.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > hill > [adjective]

hilly1390

fellish1570

hillish1582

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 25 The ston which fro the hully stage He syh doun falle on þat ymage.

1563 W. Fulke Goodle Gallerye Causes Meteors iv. f. 57^v Ryuers..are swyfte..because they runne downe from an hylly place.

1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. i. viii. f. 23^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I First of all vpon the east side of the hauen a great hilly point, called Downesend.

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Prophetesse v. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ffff^v/2 Better to have liv'd poor and obscure, and never scal'd the top of hilly Empire.

1768 J. Byron Narr. Patagonia 21 A bay formed by hilly promontories.

b. Hill-like.

ΚΠ

1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall i. 2 Graves of Giants, under hilly and heavy coverings.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 85 A hilly Heap of Stones.

†3. Belonging to the hills; hill-dwelling. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [adjective] > inhabiting high land

uplandsc1330

uplandisha1387

upa1400

highland1595

mountain people1596

mountainous1613

upper1617

upland1622

hilly1632

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > hill > [adjective] > situated or dwelling

seven-hilly1561

seven-hilled?1580

seven mountain-seated1624

hilly1632

overhill1763

hill-set1906

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 168 Foure mountaine Swaines or hillie-men.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 175 Though these Hilly People are of a rougher Temper.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hilly
释义	hillyadj. Brit. /ˈhɪli/, U.S. /ˈhɪli/ Etymology: < hill n. + -y suffix¹. 1. Characterized by hills; abounding in hills. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > hill > [adjective] > characterized by cloudyc893 hilly?a1475 hillous1550 downy1671 knobby1834 ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 333 Þe lond is..wiþ-ynne hilly and sondy. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. iiii^v Oxen woll plowe..vpon hilly ground where as horses woll stande still. 1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated ii. x. 173 Some plaine Countries neare the..Pole, may be colder then some hilly Regions neare the Æquatour. 1738 J. Wesley Coll. Psalms & Hymns (new ed.) cxxv. ii As round Jerusalem The Hilly Bulwarks rise. 1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xxx The hillier regions of Dumfriesshire. figurative.1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 22 Her dainty hands..delicately hilly, and lasciviously dimpled. 2. a. Of the nature of a hill; elevated; steep. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > hill > [adjective] hilly1390 fellish1570 hillish1582 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 25 The ston which fro the hully stage He syh doun falle on þat ymage. 1563 W. Fulke Goodle Gallerye Causes Meteors iv. f. 57^v Ryuers..are swyfte..because they runne downe from an hylly place. 1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. i. viii. f. 23^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I First of all vpon the east side of the hauen a great hilly point, called Downesend. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Prophetesse v. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ffff^v/2 Better to have liv'd poor and obscure, and never scal'd the top of hilly Empire. 1768 J. Byron Narr. Patagonia 21 A bay formed by hilly promontories. b. Hill-like. ΚΠ 1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall i. 2 Graves of Giants, under hilly and heavy coverings. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 85 A hilly Heap of Stones. †3. Belonging to the hills; hill-dwelling. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [adjective] > inhabiting high land uplandsc1330 uplandisha1387 upa1400 highland1595 mountain people1596 mountainous1613 upper1617 upland1622 hilly1632 the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > hill > [adjective] > situated or dwelling seven-hilly1561 seven-hilled?1580 seven mountain-seated1624 hilly1632 overhill1763 hill-set1906 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 168 Foure mountaine Swaines or hillie-men. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 175 Though these Hilly People are of a rougher Temper. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1390
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