mossy

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmɔsi/ UK /ˈmɒsi/ See IPA manual

Freq #52098

Meanings

1

adj
Covered in or overgrown with moss.

The moſſy pales that ſkirt the orchard-green, / Here hid by ſhrub-vvood, there by glimpſes ſeen; […].
2

adj
(used pejoratively) out of fashion
3

adj
overgrown with moss

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · covered in or overgrown... moss-grown

2 adj · (used pejoratively) out of... stodgy

3 adj · overgrown with moss moss-grown

Etymology

From Middle English mossy, equivalent to moss + -y.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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