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mossed

mossed

5.1
Covered with a soft green plant that grows on wet surfaces
  • adjective
translation icon : cubierto de musgo
  • The old stones were completely mossed, giving them a beautiful, green appearance.

I'm making my way up this power line that's got all these rocks, boulders and they're Moss covered.

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Examples

  • The tree trunk was mossed after years of damp weather, looking soft and lush.

  • We discovered a mossed rock beside the stream, covered in a thick layer of green moss.

  • Let's throw out here to these Lily pads because this whole thing is covered with Moss, so there's going to be shade there.

Synonyms

overgrown
vsmossed
52 3.4

Covered with plants that grow out of control

applies to specific soft green growth rather than general uncontrolled plants
mossy
vsmossed
6 2.9

Covered in a soft green plant that grows on stone or wood

is the same meaning but differs in word form or suffix
moss-grown
vsmossed
6.8

Covered with soft green moss, often on old stone or wood

is the same meaning but is a different compound form
scroggy
vsmossed
  • Archaic
9.9

A place with many small bushes and rough plants

refers to soft spongy green growth specifically rather than rough brush

Antonyms

217 2.2

Not covered or protected, showing the plain surface

How Mossy

mossy
6 2.9
mossed
5.1

Surface Forms

mossed positive

Morphology

mossed = moss (transparent) = moss + ed

Formed regularly by adding the participial/adjectival suffix '-ed' to 'moss', yielding 'covered with moss', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Mossed comes from the common plant moss and the ending -ed that means 'covered with'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of mossy: mossed simply means 'covered with moss', often after long wet weather.