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mossy

[maw-see, mos-ee] / ˈmɔ si, ˈmɒs i /
ADJECTIVE
tufted
Synonyms
WEAK
covered cushiony damp downy fresh moist moss-grown mosslike overgrown plushy smooth soft velvety
Antonyms
WEAK
bare dry modern new prickly
ADJECTIVE
antiquated
Synonyms
WEAK
fogyish old old-fashioned outdated
Antonyms
WEAK
bare dry fresh modern new prickly

Example Sentences

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Further testing revealed that the rearrangement is tightly correlated with the functionality of the mossy fiber synapse.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

"Back then, we were able to correlate structural changes in the mossy fiber synapses to their functionality," says Kim.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

The style is evocative and creepy, thanks to rich production and costume design, the cramped house seemingly lost in time, surrounded by a damp, mossy forest.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

Towering over dark, mossy lava fields are stacks of noisy machines the size of shipping containers, domes, and zig-zagging silver pipes.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2024

Under the live oaks, shaded and dusky, the maidenhair flourished and gave a good smell, and under the mossy banks of the water courses whole clumps of five-fingered ferns and goldy-backs hung down.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck