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moldy

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mold·y  (mld)
adj. mold·i·er, mold·i·est
1. Covered with or containing mold: moldy bread.
2. Musty or stale, as from age or decay.
moldi·ness n.
moldy [ˈməʊldɪ]
adj moldier, moldiest
the US spelling of mouldy
moldiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.moldymoldy - covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor"
mouldy, musty
stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
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moldy → متعفن plesnivý muggen schimmelig μουχλιασμένος mohoso homeinen moisi pljesniv ammuffito かびた 곰팡 슨 schimmelig muggen spleśniały bolorento, embolorado заплесневелый möglig ซึ่งปกคลุมด้วยรา küflü bị mốc 发霉的


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I was shoved into a dark and narrow cell in a dungeon, with some scant remnants for dinner, some moldy straw for a bed, and no end of rats for company.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
I should plunge a good dagger into his throat in compensation for the grating, and would nail him down in a veritable bier, in remembrance of the false coffin in which I had been left to grow moldy for two days.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
He paused a moment, letting his eyes drop from the muffled head of his guest, down along the row of moldy buttons confining the blanket overcoat, to the greenish cowhide boots powdered with snow, which had begun to melt and run along the floor in little rills.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
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