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grassy

adj.
A2 Elementary US //ˈɡɹæsi// UK //ɡɹˈɑːsi// grassy

adj. covered with grass. You use this to describe a place like a field or a hill that has a lot of green grass growing on it.

adj. covered with or consisting of grass. Often used to describe terrain or landscapes.


SIMPLE

The children ran down the grassy hill.

CONTEXTUAL

We found a nice grassy spot near the river to have our picnic.

COMPLEX

The trail winds through a series of grassy meadows before ascending into the rocky peaks of the high mountains.

Antonyms
Origin

From Middle English grasy, from Old English græsiġ, gærsiġ, from Proto-West Germanic grasagrōnī, from Proto-Germanic grasagrōniz, equivalent to grass + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian gäärsich (“grassy”), Dutch grazig (“grassy”), German grasig (“grassy”), Icelandic grösugur (“grassy”).

Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun, but can also follow linking verbs like 'look' or 'be'.

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