grassy
/ˈɡɹæsi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.24 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
noun
Alternative form of grassie (“grass carp; white amur”).
name
A locality on King Island, Tasmania, Australia.
Example Sentences
- "a grassy knoll"
- "We threw his grassy shorts straight into the washing machine."
- "However, spider enthusiasts sometimes flock to the grassy region in hopes of spotting a tarantula or capturing one to keep as a pet."
- "The track was stony with a grassy camber up the middle."
- "Grass carp wise the best bit of advice I can give anyone is to ‘make them fight’ in the water. […] These days when a grassy comes to the net if it hasn’t done much I prod it with the net rather than netting them. This usually spooks them into battle."
- "It had to be the grassy I was here to find."
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɹæsi/
- British English: /ˈɡɹɑːsi/