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
Examples of grassy in a Sentence
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Behind a row of hulking old trees, on a grassy slope with a distant view of Penobscot Bay, sits an 1887 Queen Anne confection in stone and black, a nameplate in the corner reading NORUMBEGA in gilt letters.
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Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2024
During those performances, the music was notably crisp, landing on the grassy landscape like thunderbolts.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Ornate double glass doors open into a grassy central courtyard patterned after Southern California’s landmark 1700s-era Mission San Juan Capistrano, which comes complete with a tired fountain and arched arcades laced with flowering hot pink bougainvillea.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2024
Today, all that survives on the former Belvidere Hollow site is the grassy lot and part of Interstate 29.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
With its mildly grassy, vegetal flavor, asparagus — raw or cooked — is a perfect backdrop for bold flavors.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Even at the skijoring event, amid the loose, loud carousing, where the high-mountain air sent alcohol straight to the head and the grassy smell of horses and weed smoke drifted over the crowd, the powers that increasingly control Big Sky were close at hand.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Our favorite part is that the drops are flavorless with no grassy aftertaste.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
There is a large grassy space to spread out a blanket or lawn chairs and plenty of food truck options for dinner and beverages.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 27 Mar. 2024
Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2024
During those performances, the music was notably crisp, landing on the grassy landscape like thunderbolts.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Ornate double glass doors open into a grassy central courtyard patterned after Southern California’s landmark 1700s-era Mission San Juan Capistrano, which comes complete with a tired fountain and arched arcades laced with flowering hot pink bougainvillea.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2024
Today, all that survives on the former Belvidere Hollow site is the grassy lot and part of Interstate 29.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
With its mildly grassy, vegetal flavor, asparagus — raw or cooked — is a perfect backdrop for bold flavors.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Even at the skijoring event, amid the loose, loud carousing, where the high-mountain air sent alcohol straight to the head and the grassy smell of horses and weed smoke drifted over the crowd, the powers that increasingly control Big Sky were close at hand.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Our favorite part is that the drops are flavorless with no grassy aftertaste.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
There is a large grassy space to spread out a blanket or lawn chairs and plenty of food truck options for dinner and beverages.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Grassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grassy. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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