mossy

From Middle English mossy, equivalent to moss +‎ -y.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒsi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːsi/

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• Rhymes: -ɒsi
• Rhymes: -ɔːsi

mossy (comparative mossier, superlative mossiest)

1. Covered in or overgrown with moss.

   Synonym: moss-grown

   • 1800, William Wordsworth, Song

     A violet by a mossy stone/ Half hidden from the eye,/ Fair as a star when only one/ Is shining in the sky.

mossy (plural mossies or mossys)

1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Alternative form of mossie (“mosquito”)