mossier; mossiest
1
: resembling moss
2
: covered with moss or something like moss
3
: antiquated
… the mossy precepts of the eighteenth-century prescriptive grammarians …—
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Examples of mossy in a Sentence
mossy rules of etiquette that date from the Victorian era
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The steps of the Met tonight resemble a mossy stone staircase bordered by lush hedge walls.
—Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026
The museum has created a garden-like setting with romantic hanging florals, barriers of green hedges, pots of lavender and a carpet resembling mossy bricks.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
The lower level rooms open onto private gardens filled with trees and mossy stones; the upper levels have balconies.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
Hidden away in the dark, mossy folds of the gorge are dozens of waterfalls that curtain the hillsides after spring rains.
—Jordan Charbonneau, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
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Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026
The museum has created a garden-like setting with romantic hanging florals, barriers of green hedges, pots of lavender and a carpet resembling mossy bricks.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
The lower level rooms open onto private gardens filled with trees and mossy stones; the upper levels have balconies.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
Hidden away in the dark, mossy folds of the gorge are dozens of waterfalls that curtain the hillsides after spring rains.
—Jordan Charbonneau, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mossy
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“Mossy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mossy. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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