mossy

English

Etymology

From Middle English mossy, equivalent to moss +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒsi/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːsi/
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Rhymes: -ɒsi
Rhymes: -ɔːsi

Adjective

mossy (comparative mossier, superlative mossiest)

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.

Noun

mossy (plural mossys)

(Australia) mosquito

Derived terms

mossy cell
mossy fiber, mossy fibre
mossy foot
mossy New Caledonian gecko
mossy saxifrage
mossiness

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

Translations

covered in or overgrown with moss

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: mossig (nl)
Finnish: sammaleinen (fi), sammaloitunut (fi)
French: moussu (fr) m, moussue (fr) f
Hungarian: mohos, mohlepte

Irish: móinteach, móintiúil
Italian: muscoso m, muscosa f
Polish: omszały m
Portuguese: musgoso
Russian: мши́стый (ru) (mšístyj), замше́лый (ru) (zamšélyj)
Spanish: musgoso

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