grassy

adjective

ˈgra-sē 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The museum’s Rodins now line a grassy area between one of two handsome exterior staircases and a green fence along Wilshire. —Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026

Anythink’s new Nature Library is a 33,000-square-foot building that sits on a grassy, windswept 15 acres in Thornton — just next to the 140-acre Aylor Open Lands, and across the street from a group of houses at the intersection of East 136th Avenue and Newport Street. —John Wenzel, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026

The site is currently a grassy traffic circle at the foot of Memorial Bridge. —Arden Farhi, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026

While a paved patio can be great for modern furnishings, and stone can feel rugged, a grassy patio is a splendid pick for the more traditionally inclined among us. —Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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

Rhymes for grassy

• assay
• bassi
• brassey
• brassy
• cassie
• chassis
• classy
• gassy
• glassy
• lassie
• massy
• sassy