mossy

mossy

adjective \ˈmȯ-sē\

moss·i·ermoss·i·est

Definition of MOSSY

1

: resembling moss

2

: covered with moss or something like moss

3

: antiquated <the mossy precepts of the … prescriptive grammarians — Thomas Pyles>

Examples of MOSSY

1. <mossy rules of etiquette that date from the Victorian era>

First Known Use of MOSSY

15th century

Related to MOSSY

Synonyms

antiquated, archaic, dated, démodé, demoded, fossilized, kaput (also kaputt), medieval (also mediaeval), moribund, obsolete, moth-eaten, neolithic, Noachian, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé, prehistoric (also prehistorical), rusty, Stone Age, superannuated

Related Words

aging (or ageing), obsolescent; discarded, disused, inoperable, unusable, unworkable, useless; dead, defunct, expired, extinct, vanished; dormant, fallow, free, idle, inactive, inert, inoperative, latent; ancient, antediluvian, antique, dateless, fusty, musty, old; oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, retro, vintage; aged, age-old, hoary, venerable; atavistic, bygone, erstwhile, former, historic, historical, late, old-world, past

Near Antonyms

contemporary, current, mod, modern, new, newfangled, new-fashioned, present-day, recent, ultramodern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute; fresh; modernized, refurbished, remodeled, renewed; functional, operable, operational, workable; active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, operating, operative

Rhymes with MOSSY

Aussie, bossy, lossy