hillier; hilliest
: abounding in hills

Examples of hilly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But not too long ago, this hilly city on the Fall Line between Georgia’s Piedmont and Coastal Plain had fallen on hard times. Marnie Hunter, CNN, 23 June 2024 Quaint Victorian homes line the narrow hilly streets. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024 If basil conjures romantic dreams of dining on a hilly Tuscan terrace, then join the throngs of others who find basil to be, if not No. 1, then right up there as the most popular summer-grown herb in America. Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024 Pieces of the plane are spread out around hilly and flat terrain, in water and over farm land, McCarter said. Jacob Beckwith, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for hilly 

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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 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

hilly

adjective
hillier; hilliest
: having many hills
a hilly city

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