mossier; mossiest
1
: resembling moss
2
: covered with moss or something like moss
3
: antiquated
the mossy precepts of the … prescriptive grammariansThomas Pyles

Examples of mossy in a Sentence

mossy rules of etiquette that date from the Victorian era
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At the heart is the original water garden, fed by the source of the River Parrett and dotted with mossy bridges, azaleas, and camellias. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 June 2025 But perhaps the most popular destination in the park is the Hoh Rain Forest—one of four rainforests in the state—a mossy, temperate ecosystem home to Sitka spruce, black bears, river otters, and the endangered northern spotted owl. Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 11 June 2025 Starting at Massie Gap at Grayson Highlands State Park, the nine-mile round-trip hike winds across open highland meadows, past grazing ponies, and into a mossy spruce-fir forest ecosystem. Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 31 May 2025 One day in spring 2007, Marshall, Ian’s stepfather, slipped on a mossy stone and fractured his hip. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for mossy

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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

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“Mossy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mossy. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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