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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Traditional family law can be archaic, inconsistent and not aligned with the realities of modern relationships.—
Julia Rodgers,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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According to the team, in a few years, entrepreneurs will consider a passive site as archaic as a business without a phone number.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Large events might overwhelm its antiquated plumbing system.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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The immigration agent didn’t know what to make of the antiquated document.—
Pedro Rios,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But as obsolete as these pregnancy myths might have become, in some ways parents still need them.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Mastery of a particular model’s API or a set of prompting techniques can become obsolete in a matter of months.—
Marco Argenti,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After twenty-four hours of chaos, the gang of Israeli settlers exited the library’s medieval arches for good.—
Ryan Byrnes,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Nestled on a 130-acre property outside of Roccalbegna, a medieval Tuscan village sandwiched between rocky cliffs, an old stone house looks like something out of a dream.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Its image is painted on ancient Southwestern pottery and chiseled into prehistoric petroglyphs that line Texas canyons.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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From the Elgol dinosaur to the Krusatodon or the world’s largest pterosaur fossil from the Jurassic period, fossils found here have shaped our understanding of the prehistoric world.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There was a rusty barrel half full of wood embers.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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This helps protect the nonstick surface, further fighting the risk of rusty cast iron.—
Julie Harans,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Mossy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mossy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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