"mossful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more mossful [comparative], most mossful [superlative]
Etymology: From moss + -ful. Etymology templates: {{af|en|moss|-ful|pos=adjective}} moss + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} mossful (comparative more mossful, superlative most mossful)
  1. (rare, chiefly poetic) Full of or covered by moss; abundantly mossy. Tags: poetic, rare
    Sense id: en-mossful-en-adj-dl~D2iMH

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