What is the Latin word for hilly?

The usual Latin words for “hilly” are clīvōsus, tumulōsus, montānus; also montuōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“hilly” in Latin

clīvōsushilly, steep; arduous tumulōsusfull of hills or hillocks, hilly montānussituated among, or built in, the mountains; dwelling in the mountains, mountaineer; mountainous montuōsusmountainous, full of mountains

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

hilly

clivosus: tumulosus: montanus (in Cic. and Caes. of persons; i. e., mountaineers; Varr., Liv., Ov.): montosus (Cic.): A hilly district, regio aspera et montosa (Cic.); montana (plur. adjective, Liv.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for hilly?: The usual Latin words for “hilly” are clīvōsus, tumulōsus, montānus; also montuōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.