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mossy

 
Dictionary: moss·y   ('sē, mŏs'ē) pronunciation
 
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Covered with moss or something like moss: mossy banks.
  2. Resembling moss.
  3. Old-fashioned; antiquated.
mossiness moss'i·ness n.
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WordNet: mossy
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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
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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

Italiano (Italian)
muscoso

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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