fusty (redirected from fustier)

fus·ty  (fst)

adj. fus·ti·er, fus·ti·est

1. Smelling of mildew or decay; musty.

2. Old-fashioned; antique.

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

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fusti·ly adv.

fusti·ness n.

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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

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fusty - stale and unclean smelling frowsty, musty ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling - having an unpleasant smell
	2.	fusty - old-fashioned and out of date         nonprogressive, standpat, unprogressive conservative - resistant to change

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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 old-fashioned, outdated, out-of-date, archaic, antiquated, passé, antediluvian, out of the ark (informal), old-fogeyish What do you give a fusty, old bachelor who's got everything?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, establishment → verstaubt

(= musty) → muffig

fusty [ˈfʌstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (pej) (musty, smell) → che sa di stantio; (old-fashioned, ideas, outlook) → stantio/a

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fusty [ˈfʌstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (pej) (musty, smell) → che sa di stantio; (old-fashioned, ideas, outlook) → stantio/a