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MOSS-GROWN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
Example:
moss-grown ideas about family life
Synonyms:
fogyish; moss-grown; mossy; stick-in-the-mud; stodgy
Classified under:
Similar:
unfashionable; unstylish (not in accord with or not following current fashion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Overgrown with moss
Synonyms:
moss-grown; mossy
Classified under:
Similar:
covered (overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form)
