hillier; hilliest
: abounding in hills

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Bar Ste-Angèle is a rustic jazz club behind a nondescript blue door on the hilly Rue Ste.-Angele. Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Jenin, along with the hilly interior of Palestine known as the West Bank, was annexed by Jordan. Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025 The show is a display of staged orderly chaos, models walking across a hilly, grassy arena, crossing in and out around the little knolls, never disturbing or interrupting each other’s paths. Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 21 Jan. 2025 On the other hand, Main Street has also proved a hot spot for films that want a little bit of in-your-face promotion by being seen up and down the hilly road. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hilly 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hilly was in the 14th century

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“Hilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hilly. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

hilly

adjective
hillier; hilliest
: having many hills
a hilly city

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