mossful
mossful adjective: full of or covered by moss; abundantly mossy.
Adjective
mossful (comparative more mossful, superlative most mossful)
- Full of or covered by moss; abundantly mossy.
- Elder boughs were budding yet,
Oaken boughs looked wintry still,
But primrose and veined violet
In the mossful turf were set, […]1864, David Masson, Macmillan's Magazine, page 159 - And delicate foliage made a shadowy thin
Lacework suspended in aerial blue
Silvery twilight, over where they two,
Muffled in mossful secrecy, […]1872, Roden Noel, The Red Flag: And Other Poems, page 229
- Elder boughs were budding yet,
Forms of mossful
| comparative | more mossful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most mossful |
Origin of mossful
From moss + -ful.
Questions about mossful
- What does mossful mean?
- Mossful means full of or covered by moss; abundantly mossy.
- What part of speech is mossful?
- Mossful is an adjective.
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