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Word of the Day – Mosy

By March 29, 2022Word of the Day

Mosy (adj)

mo-see

(English) (Dialect) Of fruit, vegetables, etc.: mouldy, decayed, rotten; overripe; tough.

(English) (Dialect) Confused, bewildered; out of sorts; fuddled through drinking alcohol; foolish, stupid.

Late 15th century (in an earlier sense). From moss + -y.

Example sentences

“Don’t eat those mosy old strawberries.”

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