mossier; mossiest
1
: resembling moss
2
: covered with moss or something like moss
3
: antiquated
the mossy precepts of the … prescriptive grammarians—
Thomas Pyles
Thomas PylesExamples of mossy in a Sentence
mossy rules of etiquette that date from the Victorian era
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Natural and Nurturing Colors Weitzner’s Fragrant Woods palette evokes the restorative power of nature by mixing leafy and mossy greens with earthy browns.
—Rima Suqi, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025
There's also a moss petting zoo – a table with a few dozen moss samples set up in the library, showing the full diversity of mossy forms.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
At the other end of Eilean Mòr, past a mossy Celtic cross standing like a lighthouse at the island’s tallest point, Sandy showed us the Cave of Saint Cormac, its opening hardly more than four feet high, where eighth-century monks used to retreat for periods of secluded contemplation.
—Leslie Jamison, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
One appeared to be four stories and was the shade of a looming sandstone cliff, with a mossy green roof.
—Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
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Rima Suqi, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025
There's also a moss petting zoo – a table with a few dozen moss samples set up in the library, showing the full diversity of mossy forms.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
At the other end of Eilean Mòr, past a mossy Celtic cross standing like a lighthouse at the island’s tallest point, Sandy showed us the Cave of Saint Cormac, its opening hardly more than four feet high, where eighth-century monks used to retreat for periods of secluded contemplation.
—Leslie Jamison, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
One appeared to be four stories and was the shade of a looming sandstone cliff, with a mossy green roof.
—Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for mossy
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“Mossy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mossy. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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