mossy

UK /ˈmɒsi/ US /ˈmɔsi/

adj 1noun 1

Definitions

adj

Covered in or overgrown with moss.

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

A Violet by a mossy stone / Half-hidden from the Eye! / —Fair, as a star when only one / Is shining in the sky!

noun

Alternative form of mossie (“mosquito”).

Collocations

ADJ.

ancient, beautiful, beneath, big, hollow, interested, over, rotten

VERB + MOSSY

cleared, crawled, hopping, outstretched, raced, roofed, sat, studying

MOSSY + NOUN

forests, rainforests, stone, stones, tree, wood

PREP.

across, from, in, in, on, with

ADV.

away

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — (used pejoratively) out of fashion

adjective — overgrown with moss

moss-grown

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

A Violet by a mossy stone / Half-hidden from the Eye! / —Fair, as a star when only one / Is shining in the sky!

Wiktionary

Two particularly attractive cottages, roofed with mossy and lichened slates, stand at the churchyard's eastern gate, looking up a long avenue of yew trees.

Wiktionary

He sat on a mossy tree stump.

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Tom cleared away the mossy, rotten wood.

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A squirrel is hopping over the mossy logs.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, mossy is marked as UK, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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