adjective
- covered with moss; having moss growing on the surface
- ancient, old-fashioned, or outdated
Usage: often used to describe old or neglected objects, structures, or natural surfaces
Usage: figurative use; implies something that has been around for a long time and may be neglected or obsolete
Examples
- The mossgrown stones of the old cemetery were barely visible beneath the overgrown vegetation.
- He discovered a mossgrown bench hidden deep in the forest.
- The castle's mossgrown walls told the story of centuries past.
- Her grandmother's mossgrown ideas about proper etiquette seemed quaint to the younger generation.
- The mossgrown roof of the abandoned cottage was slowly being reclaimed by nature.