Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Moss-grown

//ˈmɒsɡɹəʊn// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a covering of growing moss.

    "Diſeaſed nature oftentimes breakes forth, / In ſtrange eruptions, oft the teeming earth / Is with a kind of collicke pincht and vext, / By the impriſoning of vnruly wind / Within her vvombe, vvhich for enlargement ſtriuing / Shakes the old Beldame earth, and topples down / Steeples and moſſegrovvn towers."

  2. 2
    Old; old-fashioned, out of date. figuratively

    "To find one's self suddenly translated from the wild, flowery prairie into the heart of an aged, moss-grown village, of such foreign aspect, withal, was by no means easy to reconcile with one's notions of reality."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned wordnet
  2. 2
    overgrown with moss wordnet

Etymology

From moss + grown. Sense 2 (“old; old-fashioned, out of date”) refers to the fact that moss will often grow on an object that has remained outdoors in one place for some time.

See also for "moss-grown"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: mossgrown