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grassy Definition

grassy (grasē)

adjective grassi·er, grassi·est

  1. of or consisting of grass
  2. covered with or containing grass
  3. green like growing grass

grassy Related Forms

grassi·ness noun

grassy Synonyms

grassy

modif.

grass-grown, verdant, green, sedgy, reedy, lush, matted, tangled, carpeted, lawnlike, turfy, sodded, sowed, luxurious, deep.

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.