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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Also, archaic Scottish word for brave.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps, the time has come to go beyond archaic political loyalties and engage issues on the basis of evidence, merit, and truth, not short-term political expediency.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 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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Parts of those medieval fortifications can still be seen today in the museum’s lower levels.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Bruges’ historic city center is seen in the background, including the Belfry of Bruges — a medieval bell tower built around around 1240.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Long an obstacle to humans seeking to continue down the river, the Falls of the Ohio offer a peek into prehistoric life.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the badlands of eastern Wyoming, the Lance Formation is a trove of prehistoric fossils.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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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Much of the area was historically used as industrial salt farms, as evidenced by the rusty-red evaporation ponds still visible by air.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Mossy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mossy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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