突とっ兀こつ

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

towering; lofty; precipitous; jutting upward

Literary description of mountains, cliffs, or structures that rise steeply and stand out sharply. Often used in classical or poetic contexts.

• 突とっ兀こつたる山やま々やまが連つらなる風ふう景けいは、まるで水すい墨ぼく画がのようだ。

  The landscape of towering mountains stretching on is just like an ink-wash painting.

• その城しろは断だん崖がいの上うえに突とっ兀こつとしてそびえていた。

  The castle stood towering precipitously atop the cliff.