mossier; mossiest
1
: resembling moss
2
: covered with moss or something like moss
3
: antiquated
… the mossy precepts of the eighteenth-century prescriptive grammarians …—
Thomas Pyles
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Examples of mossy in a Sentence
mossy rules of etiquette that date from the Victorian era
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Models walked down a mossy runway in clothes that had a purity and simplicity that only Miuccia Prada herself could make so captivating.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Near Kobarid, do the Kozjak Waterfall walk, an easy, shaded trail through a mossy gorge that ends at a waterfall tucked inside a stone chamber, with a simple viewing platform for photos and a peaceful moment.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
What would be a boardroom resembles more of a chic formal dining room, with a mossy green color scheme and glowy lighting.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 14 Feb. 2026
There were often empties piled near a fire pit at the mossy edge of the pool, a reminder of what teenagers had been up to the night before.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Near Kobarid, do the Kozjak Waterfall walk, an easy, shaded trail through a mossy gorge that ends at a waterfall tucked inside a stone chamber, with a simple viewing platform for photos and a peaceful moment.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
What would be a boardroom resembles more of a chic formal dining room, with a mossy green color scheme and glowy lighting.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 14 Feb. 2026
There were often empties piled near a fire pit at the mossy edge of the pool, a reminder of what teenagers had been up to the night before.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Mossy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mossy. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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