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Word entry · 5 letters

mossy

Best crossword clue

"Like old stones"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɒsi/Part of speech adjectiveSorted mossyStarts with MEnds with Y2 cluesCommon crossword word
1M2O3S4S5Y

Definitions

  1. (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • The moſſy pales that ſkirt the orchard-green, / Here hid by ſhrub-vvood, there by glimpſes ſeen; […]
  • A Violet by a mossy stone / Half-hidden from the Eye! / —Fair, as a star when only one / Is shining in the sky!
  • Two particularly attractive cottages, roofed with mossy and lichened slates, stand at the churchyard's eastern gate, looking up a long avenue of yew trees.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Like old stones5 letters
02Covered in green growth5 letters

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