grassy

American  

[gras-ee, grah-see] / ˈgræs i, ˈgrɑ si /

adjective

grassier, grassiest

1. covered with grass.

2. of, like, or pertaining to grass; grasslike.

3. of the color of grass.

   grassy green.

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grassy British  

/ ˈɡrɑːsɪ /

adjective

1. covered with, containing, or resembling grass

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Other Word Forms

• grassiness noun
• ungrassy adjective

Etymology

Origin of grassy

First recorded in 1505–15; grass + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Besides a few more small businesses, the landscape alternates between grassy fields turning brown in the summer heat and oil-stained streets that must lead to neighborhoods with houses.

From Literature

I follow him along a ridge and then to a grassy bluff.

From Literature

Some hills allow for a 30-foot roll down their grassy slopes.

From The Wall Street Journal

The tiny homes would replace a current parking lot and grassy field adjacent to the existing tiny home village alongside San Vicente Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times

The fire burned a little way into the grassy field, but it seemed to like the taste of the pine trees all around it much better.

From Literature

Related Words

• carpeted
• lush
• verdant