grassy en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɹæsi/ (General-American)
- /ˈɡɹɑːsi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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Covered with grass.
We threw his grassy shorts straight into the washing machine.
a grassy knoll
However, spider enthusiasts sometimes flock to the grassy region in hopes of spotting a tarantula or capturing one to keep as a pet.
2019 August 9, Dylan Miettinen, “Is that love in the air? Thousands of tarantulas to descend on southeast Colorado in search of mates”, in CNN:The track was stony with a grassy camber up the middle.
2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 443:
- Resembling grass.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grassiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| grassier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nongrassy · Grassy Head · grassily · grassy ass · sugarcane grassy shoot disease · grassy arse · ungrassy · grassiness
Translations (31)
fr herbeux (covered with grass) · la herbosus (covered with grass) · es herboso (covered with grass) · it erboso (covered with grass) · ca herbat (covered with grass) · de grasig (resembling grass) · rup irbos (covered with grass) · ca herbaci (resembling grass) · pdt graussich (covered with grass) · pam marikut (covered with grass) · id berumput (covered with grass) · it erbale (resembling grass) · ro ierbos (covered with grass) · bg тревист (covered with grass) · pdt graussich (resembling grass) · la grāmineus (covered with grass) · scn irbusu (covered with grass) · bg покрит с трева (covered with grass) · fur jerbôs (covered with grass) · de grasbewachsen (covered with grass) · tl matalahib (covered with grass) · ga féarúil (covered with grass) · fi ruohoinen (covered with grass) · ilo naruot (covered with grass) · ca herbós (covered with grass) · tl madamo (covered with grass) · uk трав'янистий (covered with grass) · ms berumput (covered with grass) · fi ruohomainen (resembling grass) · pt gramado (covered with grass) · is grösugur (covered with grass)