mossiest

Covered in bryophytes

Mossiest is the superlative of mossy—most covered with or resembling moss.

A forest's mossiest rocks cluster near streams.

The word extends to anything suggesting moss: old, overgrown, or soft and green.

That's the mossiest lawn I've ever seen.

velvety

plush

Thick-pile soft fabric

springy · spongy · downy · texture · touch · lush · green · emerald · verdant · carpet

overgrown

jungle

Dense tropical forest

foliage · vines · thicket · tangled · brambles · underbrush · neglected · flourishing · verdant · carpeted

damp

moisture

Small amounts of liquid

marshy · dewy · mist · condensation · saturated · boggy · swampy · waterlogged · clammy · peaty

ancient

prehistoric

Before documented civilization

  • fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
  • ruinsDecayed structural remains
  • relicsPreserved items from antiquity

artifacts · petroglyphs · Stonehenge · megaliths · dolmens · standing stones · weathered · timeworn · centuries · decay

Opposites
moss coverage

mossiestbarest

Most stripped down

stripped · bare · barren · cleanest · clear

moisture and growth conditions

mossiestdriest

Containing least moisture

barest · smoothest · hardest · stoniest

surface texture/appearance

mossiestsmoothest

Most free from irregularities

sleekest · hardest · cleanest · shiniest

Family

moss, mossy, mosses

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G