mossy

CEFRC1

/ˈmɒsi/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Covered with or resembling moss.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Covered in or overgrown with moss.

Examples

  • A squirrel is hopping over the mossy logs.

  • He sat on a mossy tree stump.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

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In context

  • Tom cleared away the mossy, rotten wood.

  • 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!

Synonyms

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The old blank stones in the garden corner felt very soft and damp.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English mossy, equivalent to moss + -y.