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Mossy

//ˈmɒsi// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Covered in or overgrown with moss.

    "The moſſy pales that ſkirt the orchard-green, / Here hid by ſhrub-vvood, there by glimpſes ſeen; […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned wordnet
  2. 2
    overgrown with moss wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of mossie (“mosquito”). Australia, New-Zealand, UK, alt-of, alternative, colloquial

Etymology

From Middle English mossy, equivalent to moss + -y.

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