MOSSY
What does "MOSSY" mean?
Covered with or resembling moss, the soft green plant of damp, shaded places.
Meanings
- Overgrown with moss, the low cushiony plant that thrives in moisture and shade. They followed a mossy path that muffled every footstep.
- Old-fashioned or antiquated, as if grown over with age. He clung to a few mossy opinions the rest of the office had outgrown. figurative
Did you know?
- A mossy surface is alive without plumbing: mosses have no true roots or internal water-carrying vessels, so they soak moisture straight in through their whole bodies like a green sponge.
Word origin
From 'moss', from Old English 'mos' ('bog, marsh; moss'), related to words for swamp; plus the adjective ending '-y'.
Remember it
MOSSY doubles its 'S' like a soft cushion - the same softness moss gives a stone.
A little poem
Stone forgets its name -
green velvet creeps up the north,
softening the years.
haiku
Wordplay
- A rolling stone gathers no moss, but the lazy one in my garden is downright mossy with success.
What it teaches
Moss only settles on what stops moving; some softness is just the cost of standing still.
Quick facts
What does MOSSY mean?
Covered with or resembling moss, the soft green plant of damp, shaded places.
Is MOSSY a valid word?
Yes — MOSSY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MOSSY?
MOSSY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MOSSY come from?
From 'moss', from Old English 'mos' ('bog, marsh; moss'), related to words for swamp; plus the adjective ending '-y'.
What can MOSSY teach us?
Moss only settles on what stops moving; some softness is just the cost of standing still.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.