Definitions for mossy
ˈmɔ si, ˈmɒs imossy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. moss-grown, mossyadjective

   overgrown with moss

2. fogyish, moss-grown, mossy, stick-in-the-mud(p), stodgyadjective

   (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned

   "moss-grown ideas about family life"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mossyadjective

   Covered in or overgrown with moss.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mossyadjective

   Overgrown with moss; covered with moss.

   Etymology: from moss.

   Old trees are more mossy far than young; for that the sap is not so frank as to rise all to the boughs, but tireth by the way, and putteth out moss. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   The mossy fountains and the Sylvan shades
   Delight no more. Alexander Pope, Messiah.

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1. mossy

   Mossy typically refers to something that is covered with or resembling moss, a small, soft, green plant that grows in damp or shady locations. It can also connote a sense of being aged, moist, or green, mostly used to describe surfaces such as rocks, walls, roofs, or trees.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mossy

   overgrown with moss; abounding with or edged with moss; as, mossy trees; mossy streams

2. Mossy

   resembling moss; as, mossy green

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How to pronounce mossy?

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How to say mossy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mossy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mossy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of mossy in a Sentence

1. Gez Robinson:

   We just let the top half of the garden go wild and installed log piles, i worked all through the lockdown but spent lots of time in our garden. I came across these two mouse families at either ends of the garden. One group lives under some old decking, and the other lives in a little mossy hill near an old shed.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mossy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mossy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=mossy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mossy
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=mossy