mossy

adjective

ˈmȯ-sē How to pronounce mossy (audio)
Definition of mossynext
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 steps of the Met tonight resemble a mossy stone staircase bordered by lush hedge walls. — Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026 The museum has created a garden-like setting with romantic hanging florals, barriers of green hedges, pots of lavender and a carpet resembling mossy bricks. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 4 May 2026 Another had a mossy headpiece with wire erecting green and platinum hair balls. — Essence, 4 May 2026 The lower level rooms open onto private gardens filled with trees and mossy stones; the upper levels have balconies. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mossy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mossy
  1. archaic
  2. obsolete
  3. antiquated
  4. medieval
  5. rusty
  6. prehistoric
Adjective
  • And the rest is public perception, which has shifted against what many Americans see as a dirty, archaic form of power generation.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Now, if the league would drop its archaic blackout rules, this would be a lot easier for everyone.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of archaic
Adjective
  • The obsolete buildings are gone, Zurich fills up vacant space, and his village remains on the cutting edge.
    — Alex Nitkin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Golden Gate’s residents have grappled with issues around the complex’s living conditions for years, including mold, rodents and obsolete electrical systems, leading them to file suit in 2020.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of obsolete
Adjective
  • Additionally, interviews and encounters with the slain officers’ family members also illustrate the cost and harm of a job that was formed in the early 19th century and remains antiquated and unchanged in our 21st-century world.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Today, satellite television barely exists — even cable is antiquated.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of antiquated
Adjective
  • Another day trip option is the hilltop town of Erice, where there's a medieval fortress that's over 2,500 years old.
    — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • According to a medieval historian at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in England, Pope Alexander had his own bone to pick with King Harold.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of medieval
Adjective
  • The kitchen itself, though, feels fairly unused—one tap wasn’t working, the cutlery was slightly rusty, and the whole setup had a ramshackle quality.
    — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • But a deep partial eclipse can be stranger because one bright sliver remains outside the darkest part of Earth's shadow while the rest of the moon turns dim and rusty.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of rusty
Adjective
  • My kids could never get enough of Dinosaur Land, a walk-through theme park with more than 50 life-sized replicas of these beloved prehistoric creatures made out of fiberglass.
    — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • This caused the prehistoric Tethys Ocean, which once separated the supercontinents of Laurasia and Gondwana, to shrink.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of prehistoric

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“Mossy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mossy. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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