Bouldered

/ˈboʊl.dərd/ adjective

Definition

Covered with, containing, or composed of boulders; having large rocks scattered across a landscape.

Etymology

From boulder (large rounded rock, from Middle English, Scandinavian origin) plus the -ed suffix indicating a state or condition.

Kelly Says

Bouldered landscapes tell the story of glaciers—those massive rounded rocks were smoothed and transported by ice age glaciers thousands of years ago.

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