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

OTHER WORDS FROM grassy

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

Words nearby grassy

grass style, grass tree, grass up, grass widow, grass widower, grassy, grate, G-rated, grateful, gratefulness, grater

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Snow that falls initially in our southern areas Thursday afternoon and early in the evening may have trouble accumulating except on grassy areas with temperatures initially a bit above freezing.
Snow expected tonight, mainly south of D.C., before possible ice on Saturday|Jason Samenow, Wes Junker|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
Temperatures have fallen to 33 to 35 degrees, cold enough for a wet coating of snow on grassy areas in some areas.
Snow and wintry mix continue overnight, especially north of District|Jason Samenow, Wes Junker, Andrew Freedman|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
We could see the wreckage on the hillside, and it was on fire, spreading flames to the nearby grassy area.
Helicopter pilot flying Kobe Bryant didn’t follow his training when flying into disorienting clouds, federal investigators say|Ian Duncan|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
Reviewing Sunday’s forecastOn Sunday, our prediction of one to four inches, mostly on grassy areas, worked out for large parts of the region.
After Sunday’s slush fest, another winter storm threatens by Wednesday night|Jason Samenow, Wes Junker|February 8, 2021|Washington Post

Temperatures near and a little above freezing portend a wet snow that tends to accumulate more on grassy areas.
Game on! Super Bowl snow is back in the forecast for D.C. area.|Jason Samenow, Wes Junker|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
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 canoe touched the grassy bank at the edge of the old Carter place at the far end of the lake just before noon.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
It is set behind a grassy front yard and there is a little garden at the back.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
Inside there was a grassy court, surrounded by the walls and ruined apartments of the castle.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
And her sides shone red as blood—red as they had shone on the grassy lawn of an old chateau near far-off Vienna.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various
On a grassy bank we captured a firefly and shut him in between the glass and the face of our pocket compass.
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War|Various

British Dictionary definitions for grassy

grassy

/ (ˈɡrɑːsɪ) /

adjective grassier or grassiest

covered with, containing, or resembling grass

Derived forms of grassy

grassiness, noun

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