grassed

English

Verb

grassed

1. simple past and past participle of grass

Adjective

grassed (not comparable)

1. Covered with grass; having a surface on which grass is growing.

   a grassed open space

   • 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 194:

     They came out together on the grassed slope of the headland, with Cora walking her usual pace behind Bradly, following his broad back with unconscious docility.

   • 1942, Emily Carr, “Sunday”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC:

     The field was roofed by tall, thin pine trees. The ground underneath was clear and grassed.

Derived terms

• overgrassed
• ungrassed