- Covered with moss or something like moss: mossy banks.
- Resembling moss.
- Old-fashioned; antiquated.
Dictionary:
moss·y (mô'sē, mŏs'ē) ![]() |
| WordNet: mossy |
The adjective has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
overgrown with moss
Synonym: moss-grown
Meaning #2:
(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
Synonyms: fogyish, moss-grown, stick-in-the-mud, stodgy
Meaning #3:
resembling moss
Synonyms: mosslike, musciform
| Translations: Mossy |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - mosgroet, oldnordisk, gammeldags
Nederlands (Dutch)
mosachtig, bemost
Français (French)
adj. - moussu
Deutsch (German)
adj. - moosig, moosbewachsen
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βρυοσκεπής, μουσκλιασμένος, (ΗΠΑ) παλιομοδίτικος, ξεπερασμένος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - musgoso
Русский (Russian)
мшистый, болотный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - musgoso, cubierto de musgo
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mossig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
生苔的, 陈腐的, 似苔的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 生苔的, 陳腐的, 似苔的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 이끼가 낀, 매우 보수적인
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - こけむした, コケのような, 古びた
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) طحلبي, متطحلب
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - אזובי, מכוסה טחב
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