Old trees are more mossy far than young. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
2. Resembling moss; as, mossy green. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
mossiest — moss·y || mÉ”sɪ /mÉ’sɪ adj. covered with moss, covered with lichen … English contemporary dictionary
Mossier — Mossy Moss y, a. [Compar. {Mossier}; superl. {Mossiest}.] 1. Overgrown with moss; abounding with or edged with moss; as, mossy trees; mossy streams. [1913 Webster] Old trees are more mossy far than young. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling moss; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mossy — Moss y, a. [Compar. {Mossier}; superl. {Mossiest}.] 1. Overgrown with moss; abounding with or edged with moss; as, mossy trees; mossy streams. [1913 Webster] Old trees are more mossy far than young. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling moss; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mossy — mossiness, n. /maw see, mos ee/, adj., mossier, mossiest. 1. overgrown with or abounding in moss: a mossy stone. 2. covered with a mosslike growth. 3. appearing as if covered with moss. 4. resembling moss: a mossy softness. 5. old or outdated;… … Universalium
moss — noun 1》 a small flowerless green plant which grows in low carpets or rounded cushions in damp habitats and reproduces by means of spores. [Class Musci.] ↘used in names of algae, lichens, and other low growing plants, e.g. reindeer moss. 2》… … English new terms dictionary
mossy — UK [ˈmɒsɪ] / US [ˈmɔsɪ] adjective Word forms mossy : adjective mossy comparative mossier superlative mossiest covered with moss … English dictionary
mossy — /ˈmɒsi/ (say mosee) adjective (mossier, mossiest) 1. covered with moss. 2. covered with a moss like growth. 3. appearing as if covered with moss. 4. resembling moss. {moss + y1} –mossiness, noun …
mossy — [môs′ē] adj. mossier, mossiest 1. full of or covered with moss or a mosslike growth 2. as if covered with moss 3. like moss mossiness n … English World dictionary
mossy — adj. (mossier, mossiest) 1 covered in or resembling moss. 2 US sl. antiquated, old fashioned. Derivatives: mossiness n … Useful english dictionary
