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mossy

/ˈmɒsi/

/ˈmɑsi/

Translations

mossyadjective

mossier

Comp.

mossiest

Super.

/ˈmɒsi/

/ˈmɑsi/

The old stone wall was mossy after years of rain.

Le vieux mur de pierre était moussu après des années de pluie.

Additional translations

vert mousseEmployé pour une couleur verdâtre rappelant la mousse.

vieillotAu sens figuré, pour quelque chose de démodé ou d’ancien.

Synonyms

mossyadjective

Covered with or resembling moss.

The old stone wall was mossy, giving it a green, velvety appearance.

Having a soft, greenish color similar to that of moss.

The artist chose a mossy hue for the background of the landscape painting.

Old-fashioned; antiquated.

Some of the museum's policies seem decidedly mossy in the digital age.