grassy

[gras-ee, grah-see]

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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.

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

Contemporary Examples

He stood up and stepped to the picture window that looks out over the grassy courtyard separating the two buildings.
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Paul Hemphill
September 6, 2014
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
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
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
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

Historical Examples

We camped at sundown on a grassy rise, without water for our horses.
Explorations in Australia
John Forrest
Camped on a grassy piece of country, two miles from the sea.
Explorations in Australia
John Forrest
They sat down on a grassy bank, and ate the food Bart had purchased.
Frank Roscoe's Secret
Allen Chapman
"Then Willie is right," returned Harry, from his grassy nest.
Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880
Various
It is usually found on dung and on grassy lawns during May and June.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise
M. E. Hard

British Dictionary definitions for grassy

grassy

adjective grassier or grassiest

covered with, containing, or resembling grass

Derived Formsgrassiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for grassy

adj.

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

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Examples from the Web for grassy

Contemporary Examples

He stood up and stepped to the picture window that looks out over the grassy courtyard separating the two buildings.

On the day the news broke of Titanic's arrest in the Rothstein case, Grassy Sprain started the legend rolling.

Members of the Grassy Sprain Country Club, near New York City, blurted out a story that had been on their minds for a month.

The land stayed level, wound through young trees, then out to a steep, grassy slope.

You went back between the cars and stood on a grassy hill which overlooks the road.

Historical Examples

We camped at sundown on a grassy rise, without water for our horses.

Camped on a grassy piece of country, two miles from the sea.

They sat down on a grassy bank, and ate the food Bart had purchased.

"Then Willie is right," returned Harry, from his grassy nest.

It is usually found on dung and on grassy lawns during May and June.

grassy

Word Origin and History for grassy

adj.

Origin of grassy