fogyish, moss-grown, mossy, stick-in-the-mud, stodgy
(adjective) (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned; “moss-grown ideas about family life”
mossy, moss-grown
(adjective) overgrown with moss
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mossy (comparative mossier, superlative mossiest)
Covered in or overgrown with moss.
Synonym: moss-grown
mossy (plural mossies)
(Australia) mosquito
Source: Wiktionary
Moss"y, a. [Compar. Mossier; superl. Mossiest.]
1. Overgrown with moss; abounding with or edged with moss; as, mossy trees; mossy streams. Old trees are more mossy far than young. Bacon.
2. Resembling moss; as, mossy green.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
