mossy.

Covered with or resembling soft, low-growing moss.

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Words that belong together

• mossy stones
• mossy bank

On the page

Mossy stones marked the edge of the forgotten path.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Comparative more mossy; superlative most mossy when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: moderately common.