mossy
mossy
adjective \ˈmȯ-sē\moss·i·ermoss·i·est
Definition of MOSSY
1
: resembling moss
2
: covered with moss or something like moss
3
: antiquated <the mossy precepts of the … prescriptive grammarians — Thomas Pyles>
Examples of MOSSY
- <mossy rules of etiquette that date from the Victorian era>
First Known Use of MOSSY
15th century
Related to MOSSY
- Synonyms
- antiquated, archaic, dated, démodé, demoded, fossilized, kaput (also kaputt), medieval (also mediaeval), moribund, obsolete, moth-eaten, neolithic, Noachian, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé, prehistoric (also prehistorical), rusty, Stone Age, superannuated
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