mossy

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UK /ˈmɒsi/ US /ˈmɔsi/

adj 1noun 1

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

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”).

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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