grassy

CEFRC1

/ˈɡɹæsi/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Covered with or resembling grass.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Resembling grass.

Examples

  • Tom was on the grassy knoll with a rifle.

  • We used to play over by that grassy knoll.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Covered with grass.

More examples

In context

  • We threw his grassy shorts straight into the washing machine.

  • a grassy knoll

  • However, spider enthusiasts sometimes flock to the grassy region in hopes of spotting a tarantula or capturing one to keep as a pet.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English grasy, from Old English *græsiġ, *gærsiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *grasagrōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grasagrōniz, equivalent to grass + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian gäärsich (“grassy”), Dutch grazig (“grassy”), German grasig (“grassy”), Icelandic grösugur (“grassy”).