moundyadj.

Brit.

/ˈmaʊndi/, U.S.

/ˈmaʊndi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mound n.², -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < mound n.² + -y suffix¹.

Covered with mounds; consisting of mounds.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rising ground or eminence > [adjective] > hillock

knolled1602

hillocky1727

mounded1764

knolly1821

moundy1851

motted1947

1851 W. Kelly Excursion to Calif. I. vi. 97 Revealing a range of elevated hills stretching north and south, moundy on the surface and where they were broken showing a fine light rabbit sand.

a1861 D. Gray Poet. Wks. (1874) 113 They enter here, And cross the moundy sward, amongst the stones, To where the red clay gapes.

1871 Daily News 15 Aug. A vast moundy space.

1955 D. D. C. P. Mould Irish Pilgrimage iv. 44 Mirage may lift them out of the water, so that they float above the sea, dark moundy masses.

1984 J. J. Lowe & M. J. C. Walker Reconstructing Quaternary Environments ii. 22 During deglaciation,..moundy topography..will result from glacier stagnation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moundy
释义	moundyadj. Brit. /ˈmaʊndi/, U.S. /ˈmaʊndi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mound n.², -y suffix¹. Etymology: < mound n.² + -y suffix¹. Covered with mounds; consisting of mounds. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rising ground or eminence > [adjective] > hillock knolled1602 hillocky1727 mounded1764 knolly1821 moundy1851 motted1947 1851 W. Kelly Excursion to Calif. I. vi. 97 Revealing a range of elevated hills stretching north and south, moundy on the surface and where they were broken showing a fine light rabbit sand. a1861 D. Gray Poet. Wks. (1874) 113 They enter here, And cross the moundy sward, amongst the stones, To where the red clay gapes. 1871 Daily News 15 Aug. A vast moundy space. 1955 D. D. C. P. Mould Irish Pilgrimage iv. 44 Mirage may lift them out of the water, so that they float above the sea, dark moundy masses. 1984 J. J. Lowe & M. J. C. Walker Reconstructing Quaternary Environments ii. 22 During deglaciation,..moundy topography..will result from glacier stagnation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1851
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