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grassier; grassiest
1
a
: covered or abounding with grass
grassy lawns
b
: having a flavor or odor of grass
grassy tea
wine with a grassy bouquet
2
: resembling grass especially in color

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Like so many other games, Air Riders’ first level is a boring, grassy field, and the reintroduction of the first level of the original game means Air Riders has a couple duds off the bat. Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025 At this point, there could be some accumulations on grassy areas above 6,000 feet Thursday night into Friday morning in places like Evergreen, Conifer, Castle Rock and Parker down to Monument Hill. Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025 An hour later, a smaller but sharply defined hill in front of us was no longer hidden behind thick fog, and the grassy runway stretched out in front of it. Will Rice, Outside, 13 Nov. 2025 Amalfi Health promises to improve quality of care On its website, Amalfi Health, the company poised to take over the four nursing homes, shows a smiling nurse wheeling an older woman across a grassy field. Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grassy

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of grassy was in the 15th century

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“Grassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grassy. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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