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Webster 1913 Edition

Mossy

Moss′y

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Mossier
;
sup
erl.
Mossiest
.]
1.
Overgrown with moss; abounding with or edged with moss;
as,
mossy
trees;
mossy
streams.
Old trees are more
mossy
far than young.
Bacon.
2.
Resembling moss;
as,
mossy
green
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mossy

MOSS'Y

,
Adj.
Overgrown with moss; abounding with moss.
Old trees are more mossy than young.
1.
Shaded or covered with moss, or bordered with moss; as mossy brooks; mossy fountains.

Definition 2024

mossy

mossy

English

Adjective

mossy ‎(comparative mossier, superlative mossiest)

  1. Covered in or overgrown with moss.
    • Wordsworth
      A violet by a mossy stone/ Half hidden from the eye,/ Fair as a star when only one/ Is shining in the sky.

Derived terms

  • mossy-back, mossy-backed
  • mossy crêpe
  • mossy-cup oak
  • mossy horn
  • mossy stonecrop
  • mossy zinc

Translations

Etymology

moss +‎ -y

Pronunciation

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