mossy
Covered in or overgrown with mossCovered in or overgrown with moss.
» He sat on a mossy tree stump.
Er saß auf einem moosbewachsenen Baumstumpf.
Он сидел на пне, покрытом мхом.
Он сидел на покрытом мхом пне.
Он сидел на замшелом пне.
Meaning
1 sensesCovered in or overgrown with moss.
мши́стыйmšístyj, замше́лыйzamšélyj, обомше́лыйobomšélyj
мохови́тийmoxovýtyj, моха́стийmoxástyj, моши́стийmošýstyj
overgrown with moss
Examples
13 sentencesHe sat on a mossy tree stump.
ruОн сидел на пне, покрытом мхом.
deEr saß auf einem moosbewachsenen Baumstumpf.
Tom cleared away the mossy, rotten wood.
deTom räumte das moosbewachsene, morsche Holz weg.
Yanni was interested in studying mossy rainforests.
The centipede raced across the mossy stones.
The centipede crawled beneath the mossy stones.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English mossy, equivalent to moss + -y.From Middle English mossy, equivalent to moss + -y.
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Forms
mossier, mossiestSynonyms
4 synonyms- overgrown with moss:moss-grown
- (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned:fogyishmoss-grownstick-in-the-mudstodgy
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form