tumulous

[ too-myuh-luh s, tyoo- ]
/ ˈtu myə ləs, ˈtyu- /

adjective

having mounds; full of mounds; tumular.
Also tu·mu·lose [too-myuh-lohs, tyoo-] /ˈtu myəˌloʊs, ˈtyu-/.

Origin of tumulous

1820–30; < Latin tumulōsus, equivalent to tumul(us) tumulus + -ōsus -ous

Words nearby tumulous

tumour, tump, tumpline, tumular, tumulose, tumulous, tumult, tumultuary, tumultuous, tumulus, tun

British Dictionary definitions for tumulose

tumulose

tumulous (ˈtjuːmjʊləs)

/ (ˈtjuːmjʊləʊs) /

adjective

abounding in small hills or mounds
being or resembling a mound

Derived forms of tumulose

tumulosity (ˌtjuːmjʊˈlɒsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for tumulose

C18: from Latin tumulōsus, from tumulus a hillock