as in archaic
having passed its time of use or usefulness
mossy rules of etiquette that date from the Victorian era
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Recent Examples of mossy
The mossy green Puff comforter from Parachute is a natural choice for today’s bedroom design, giving it that timeless appeal.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Sep. 2025
Its design is inspired by a fairytale and is furnished with mossy interior walls, an upside-down two-top on the ceiling and award-winning bathrooms, among many other details.
—Susan Stapleton, The Tennessean, 31 July 2025
Hikers can reach one of its most popular, Dickson Falls, on a roughly mile-long loop that descends into a verdant ravine where Dickson gushes over a mossy rock face.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
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
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Sep. 2025
Its design is inspired by a fairytale and is furnished with mossy interior walls, an upside-down two-top on the ceiling and award-winning bathrooms, among many other details.
—Susan Stapleton, The Tennessean, 31 July 2025
Hikers can reach one of its most popular, Dickson Falls, on a roughly mile-long loop that descends into a verdant ravine where Dickson gushes over a mossy rock face.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mossy
Adjective
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So any expansion to what is already a very archaic, cumbersome system will be very hard on small business owners in Michigan.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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When collective desires for liberation are overtaking our political landscape while creating rhetoric around our very bodies to do it, beauty feels almost archaic as a desire.—
Akilah Sailers,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Both are now antiquated relics to be housed, and studied, in a museum.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
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That outlook feels askew and antiquated.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But as technology reshapes health and wellness, that simple number is starting to look obsolete.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Parmar also deliberately streamlines clinic notes by encouraging his providers to avoid the common habit of copying and pasting blocks of obsolete or redundant information in favor of quick updates that can be scanned easily at subsequent visits.—
Helen Ouyang,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Optional add-ons, such as the $500-tour of medieval Montalcino with a Brunello wine tasting, feel almost restrained in comparison.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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In August this year, researchers reportedly discovered medieval texts alleging as early as 1370 that the shroud was faked.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In Scotland, archaeologists found evidence of a prehistoric village at a future golf course earlier this year.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Because the books cover the story of the Ozarks region from prehistoric times to the 21st century, readers are likely to find a little something about any part of regional history that interests them.—
Becca Martin-Brown,
Arkansas Online,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The front door was rusty and the old plumbing in the odorous bathroom had to handle a lot of vomit.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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There are real goats and horses here, as well as a snack bar serving funnel cakes, plus hay bales stacked dangerously high, and all manners of rusty farming equipment painted to resemble barnyard animals.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Mossy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mossy. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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