English Explanatory Dictionary

grassy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Covered with grass.
  2. Resembling grass.
noun
  1. Alternative form of grassie (“grass carp; white amur”).
name
  1. A locality on King Island, Tasmania, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹæsi/ en-us-grassy.ogg /ˈɡɹɑːsi/

Word forms

grassy grassier grassiest grassies

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”).

Derived words

grassily grassiness grassy arse grassy ass Grassy Head nongrassy sugarcane grassy shoot disease ungrassy
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