mooseyadj.

Brit.

/ˈmuːsi/, U.S.

/ˈmusi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moose n.², -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < moose n.² + -y suffix¹.

Suggestive of the presence of moose; of, relating to, or inhabited by moose. Also moosey-looking adj.

ΚΠ

1860 A. B. Street Woods & Waters 241 ‘Look there,..aint that moosey-lookin'?’.. There, was a track.

a1862 H. D. Thoreau Maine Woods (1864) iii. 282 It is all mossy and moosey.

1988 Boston Globe (Nexis) 25 Sept. (Mag. section) 24 Much of the forest resembled other mature hardwood ridges or moosey cedar swamps in northern Maine.

1999 Portland (Maine) Press Herald (Nexis) 23 May 36 t The Moosterpiece Craft Fair... Crafts with a moosey theme are predominant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moosey
释义	mooseyadj. Brit. /ˈmuːsi/, U.S. /ˈmusi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moose n.², -y suffix¹. Etymology: < moose n.² + -y suffix¹. Suggestive of the presence of moose; of, relating to, or inhabited by moose. Also moosey-looking adj. ΚΠ 1860 A. B. Street Woods & Waters 241 ‘Look there,..aint that moosey-lookin'?’.. There, was a track. a1862 H. D. Thoreau Maine Woods (1864) iii. 282 It is all mossy and moosey. 1988 Boston Globe (Nexis) 25 Sept. (Mag. section) 24 Much of the forest resembled other mature hardwood ridges or moosey cedar swamps in northern Maine. 1999 Portland (Maine) Press Herald (Nexis) 23 May 36 t The Moosterpiece Craft Fair... Crafts with a moosey theme are predominant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1860
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