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fusty
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fus·ty  (fst)
adj. fus·ti·er, fus·ti·est
1. Smelling of mildew or decay; musty.
2. Old-fashioned; antique.

[Middle English, from Old French fust, piece of wood, wine cask, from Latin fstis, stick, club.]

fusti·ly adv.
fusti·ness n.

fusty [ˈfʌstɪ]
adj -tier, -tiest
1. smelling of damp or mould; musty
2. old-fashioned in attitude
[from fust wine cask, from Old French: cask, tree trunk, from Latin fūstis cudgel, club]
fustily  adv
fustiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.fusty - stale and unclean smelling
2.fustyfusty - old-fashioned and out of date        
conservative - resistant to change

fusty
adjective
1. old-fashioned, outdated, out-of-date, archaic, antiquated, passé, antediluvian, out of the ark (informal), old-fogeyish What do you give a fusty, old bachelor who's got everything?
2. stale, stuffy, musty, frowsty, rank, damp, mouldy, mouldering, airless, malodorous, mildewed, mildewy, ill-smelling The bedroom she was given had a fusty grandeur.
Translations
fusty [ˈfʌstɪ] ADJ (fustier (compar) (fustiest (superl))) → rancio; [air] → viciado; [room] → que huele a cerrado
fusty [ˈfʌsti] adj
(= old-fashioned) → vieillot(te)
[smell] → de renfermé, de moisi
fusty
adj (+er)
(pej: = old-fashioned) person, image, establishmentverstaubt
(= musty)muffig
fusty [ˈfʌstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (pej) (musty, smell) → che sa di stantio; (old-fashioned, ideas, outlook) → stantio/a
fusty [ˈfʌstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (pej) (musty, smell) → che sa di stantio; (old-fashioned, ideas, outlook) → stantio/a


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