mossy
UK/ˈmɒsi//ˈmɔsi/
mossy adjective: covered in or overgrown with moss. Also the alternative form of mossie.
Adjective
mossy (comparative mossier, superlative mossiest)
- Covered in or overgrown with moss.
- The moſſy pales that ſkirt the orchard-green, / Here hid by ſhrub-vvood, there by glimpſes ſeen; […]1798, [Samuel Rogers], “An Epistle to a Friend”, in An Epistle to a Friend, with Other Poems. […], London: […] R. Noble, for T[homas] Cadell, Junior, and W[illiam] Davies, […], →OCLC, page 10, lines...
- A Violet by a mossy stone / Half-hidden from the Eye! / —Fair, as a star when only one / Is shining in the sky!1798 (date written), W[illiam] Wordsworth, “Song [She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways]”, in Lyrical Ballads, with Other Poems. […], 2nd edition, London: […] T[homas] N[orton] Longman and O[wen] Rees...
- Synonyms:
- moss-grown
Also used as
mossy is also the alternative form of mossie.
Synonyms of mossy
Forms of mossy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | mossier |
| superlative | mossiest |
| Noun | |
| plural | mossies |
| plural | mossys |
Origin of mossy
From Middle English mossy, equivalent to moss + -y.
Words formed from mossy
- mossily
- mossiness
- mossy-back
- mossy-backed
- mossy cell
- mossy crêpe
- mossy-cup oak
- mossy fiber
- mossy fibre
- mossy foot
- mossy horn
- mossy New Caledonian gecko
- mossy saxifrage
- mossy stonecrop
- mossy zinc
- Vietnamese mossy frog
Phrases with mossy
Words that rhyme with mossy
Questions about mossy
- What does mossy mean?
- Mossy means covered in or overgrown with moss.
- What part of speech is mossy?
- Mossy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce mossy?
- Mossy is pronounced /ˈmɒsi/ (UK).
Words near mossy in the dictionary
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