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mouldy US, moldy [ˈməʊldɪ] adj mouldier, mouldiest US, moldier moldiest
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) covered with mould 2. stale or musty, esp from age or lack of use 3. Slang boring; dull mouldiness US, moldiness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
mouldy Translations mouldy moldy (US) [ˈməʊldɪ] ADJ (mouldier (compar) (mouldiest (superl))) 1. (= covered with mould) [cheese, bread] → mohoso, enmohecido; [mattress, clothing] → enmohecido, lleno de moho to go mouldy → enmohecerse, criar moho to smell mouldy → oler a moho or a humedad 2. (Brit) (o.f.) (= lousy) → cochino mouldy, (US) moldy adj (+er) (= covered with mould) → verschimmelt, schimmelig; (= musty) → mod(e)rig; to go mouldy (food) → verschimmeln mouldy moldy (Am) [ˈməʊldɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → ammuffito/a to smell mouldy → avere odore di muffa to go mouldy → ammuffire mouldy moldy (Am) [ˈməʊldɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → ammuffito/a to smell mouldy → avere odore di muffa to go mouldy → ammuffire How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The air was mouldy and heavy with decay, while strings of fish-tails and of half-cleaned dog and crocodile skulls did not add to the wholesomeness of the place. And this reminds me that certain Englishmen, who long ago were accidentally left in Greenland by a whaling vessel --that these men actually lived for several months on the mouldy scraps of whales which had been left ashore after trying out the blubber. During the transit, he sat with raised glasses in the frosty chill and mouldy fetor of his chariot, and glanced out sidelong on the holiday face of things, the shuttered shops, and the crowds along the pavement, much as the rider in the Tyburn cart may have observed the concourse gathering to his execution. |
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