mossier; mossiest
1
: resembling moss
2
: covered with moss or something like moss
3
: antiquated
… the mossy precepts of the eighteenth-century prescriptive grammarians …—
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Examples of mossy in a Sentence
mossy rules of etiquette that date from the Victorian era
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Adherents were photographed for the article in literally dark settings: glowering out from under an umbrella, perched amid mossy branches, standing half-obscured by bushes.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
This fall, look for dresses in earthy or neutral tones—think browns, mossy greens, beige, black, or gray—that will suit an autumnal palette, with flat shoes with metallic, velvet, or patent leather detail in a complementary color.
—René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2025
There were orchid hints at both Maria McManus and Collina Strada, pretty pink clouds at Area, mossy green tones at House of Aama, lavender glitter at Zankov, icy periwinkle lids at Private Policy, and, of course, Pat McGrath’s sky blue gazes at Anna Sui.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2025
There’s always something to look at — migrating gray whales, candy cap mushrooms tucked into mossy trails, surfers waiting for breaks down at Big River Beach.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
This fall, look for dresses in earthy or neutral tones—think browns, mossy greens, beige, black, or gray—that will suit an autumnal palette, with flat shoes with metallic, velvet, or patent leather detail in a complementary color.
—René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2025
There were orchid hints at both Maria McManus and Collina Strada, pretty pink clouds at Area, mossy green tones at House of Aama, lavender glitter at Zankov, icy periwinkle lids at Private Policy, and, of course, Pat McGrath’s sky blue gazes at Anna Sui.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2025
There’s always something to look at — migrating gray whales, candy cap mushrooms tucked into mossy trails, surfers waiting for breaks down at Big River Beach.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mossy
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“Mossy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mossy. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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