Mossy Meaning
/ˈmɒsi/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCovered in or overgrown with moss.
nounAlternative form of mossie (“mosquito”).
Sentence Examples
He sat on a mossy tree stump.
Tom cleared away the mossy, rotten wood.
A squirrel is hopping over the mossy logs.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The old ____ stones in the garden corner felt very soft and damp.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We sat down on a ____ bank near the stream and enjoyed the peaceful sounds of the forest while we ate our lunch.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English mossy, equivalent to moss + -y.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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 19–20:
"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, […], by Biggs and Co., […], published 1800, →OCLC, page 52:
"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."
— 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 127:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The old ____ stones in the garden corner felt very soft and damp.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We sat down on a ____ bank near the stream and enjoyed the peaceful sounds of the forest while we ate our lunch.