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mossy

UK/ˈmɒsi/ US/ˈmɔsi/ uncommon uk

adjective

1.

overgrown with moss

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2.

(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned

  • “moss-grown ideas about family life”
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Origin

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

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