moss-grown

(eg. butterfly, vexed, fire )

moss-grown moss-grown

Definition(s):

  1. (adj) overgrown with moss
  2. (adj) (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned

Synonym(s)

mossy, stick-in-the-mud, stodgy

Usage(s):

  1. Two endangered birds, the spotted owl and the marbled murrelet, nest in the moss-grown upper limbs of the ancient trees.
  2. Redheaded, 67-year-old Jim Duff was locked in a rousing fight with the moss-grown, reactionary forces of bright-eyed, apple-cheeked, 87-year-old Joe Grundy.
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