mossy
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English mossy, equivalent to moss + -y.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɒsi/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɑːsi/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒsi
- Rhymes: -ɔːsi
Adjective edit
mossy (comparative mossier, superlative mossiest)
- Covered in or overgrown with moss.
- Synonym: moss-grown
- 1800, William Wordsworth, Song:
- 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 edit
Translations edit
covered in or overgrown with moss
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
mossy (plural mossies or mossys)
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Alternative form of mossie (“mosquito”)