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moss⋅y

[maw-see, mos-ee]
–adjective, moss⋅i⋅er, moss⋅i⋅est.
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 old or outdated; antiquated: mossy ideas.

Origin:
1540–50; moss + -y 1


moss⋅i⋅ness, noun
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moss·y   (mô'sē, mŏs'ē)   
adj.   moss·i·er, moss·i·est
  1. Covered with moss or something like moss: mossy banks.

  2. Resembling moss.

  3. Old-fashioned; antiquated.

moss'i·ness n.
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