grassy

[ gras-ee, grah-see ]

/ ˈgræs i, ˈgrɑ si /

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adjective, grass·i·er, grass·i·est.

covered with grass.

of, like, or pertaining to grass; grasslike.

of the color of grass: grassy green.

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Origin of grassy

First recorded in 1505–15; grass + -y¹

Related formsgrass·i·ness, nounun·grass·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for grassy

He stood up and stepped to the picture window that looks out over the grassy courtyard separating the two buildings.
Football Great Bob Suffridge Wanders Through the End Zone of Life|Paul Hemphill|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the day the news broke of Titanic's arrest in the Rothstein case, Grassy Sprain started the legend rolling.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Members of the Grassy Sprain Country Club, near New York City, blurted out a story that had been on their minds for a month.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The land stayed level, wound through young trees, then out to a steep, grassy slope.
The Ballad of Johnny France|Richard Ben Cramer|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

You went back between the cars and stood on a grassy hill which overlooks the road.
Jimmy Breslin on JFK’s Assassination: Two Classic Columns|Jimmy Breslin|November 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The country for five to ten miles to the east of our track appeared open and grassy, basalt being the prevailing rock.
Journals of Australian Explorations|A C and F T Gregory
There were grassy stretches and slopes, great trees, and terraces covered with tangled masses of vines and flowers.
The Squirrel Inn|Frank R. Stockton
He soon found a small native well in a grassy water-channel, and called out to me.
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To hear her sing—it is to hear The laugh of childhood ringing clear In woody path or grassy lane Our feet may never fare again.
Riley Love-Lyrics|James Whitcomb Riley
We passed through a grassy outer court into an inner enclosure thick-set with larches, hollies, and wild cherry.
From Gretna Green to Land's End|Katharine Lee Bates

British Dictionary definitions for grassy

grassy

/ (ˈɡrɑːsɪ) /

adjective grassier or grassiest

covered with, containing, or resembling grass

Derived Formsgrassiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for grassy

grassy

adj.

mid-15c., from grass + -y (2).

grassy

adjective, grass·i·er, grass·i·est.

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Examples from the Web for grassy

British Dictionary definitions for grassy

grassy

adjective grassier or grassiest

Word Origin and History for grassy

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