grassy Definition
grassy (gras′ē)
adjective grass′i·er, grass′i·est
- of or consisting of grass
- covered with or containing grass
- green like growing grass
grassy Related Forms
grass′i·ness noun
grassy Synonyms
grassy
modif.
grassy Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- knoll: You get a good view of the whole complex from the top of the small grassy knoll opposite the abbey entrance.
- mound: Avoid the grassy mound on the right at all costs.
- slope: Turn right down the grassy slopes to the lake shore.
- ledge: Pull onto the grassy ledge then climb the clean corner pulling out left at the top.
- glade: A path leads through grassy glades to the wetlands, which are the main feature of the Torbay Road site.
- meadow: The path opens out onto a grassy meadow with houses just visible to the left.
Modifying Another Word
- down: I wandered around the ponds, up hills and down grassy knolls.
- now: But parson or not he had heard the old stories about the riches that lay buried beneath the now grassy mounds.
- very: She also goes for very grassy kinds of plants.
- predominantly: I run back to the sack before dropping into one of the shallow northern corries by way of a steep but predominantly grassy slope.
- occasionally: Expect a floral, occasionally grassy aroma, with flavors of lemon and apple, and sometimes a hint of gooseberry.
- once: This once grassy path is now becoming well eroded with severe braiding on several sections, leading to a heavy loss of vegetation.
Used with adjective complement
look: The lower slopes looked more grassy than normal after the rain and there was still discarded chopped down Privet laying about.
Browse dictionary entries near grassy
- ‹ grassplot
- ‹ grassland
- ‹ grasshopper
- ‹ grass widower
- ‹ grass widow
- ‹ grass tree
- ‹ grass snake
- ‹ grass roots
- ‹ grass cloth
- ‹ grass carp
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