"mozy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} mozy
  1. Shaggy; hairy. Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-mozy-en-adj-m-9VVJTZ Disambiguation of Hair: 53 6 3 19 0 18
  2. Musty; starting to decay; tainted.
    Sense id: en-mozy-en-adj-oY8RcOGf
  3. Faded; dingy.
    Sense id: en-mozy-en-adj-6c2cDSPR
  4. Tough, as fruit when frostbitten.
    Sense id: en-mozy-en-adj-H7IA~nbU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 32 6 41 1 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 36 5 44 1 10
  5. (archaic) Muggy. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-mozy-en-adj-1yBKR2N-

Verb

Forms: mozies [present, singular, third-person], mozying [participle, present], mozied [participle, past], mozied [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} mozy (third-person singular simple present mozies, present participle mozying, simple past and past participle mozied)
  1. Alternative spelling of mosey Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mosey Related terms: tozy-mozy
    Sense id: en-mozy-en-verb-GyWIlpKq

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mozy meaning in English (4.3kB)

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