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musty

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must·y  (mst)
adj. must·i·er, must·i·est
1. Stale or moldy in odor or taste.
2.
a. Hackneyed or trite; dull.
b. Out of date; antiquated.
c. Out of use or practice; rusty.

[Alteration of obsolete moisty, from moist.]

musti·ly adv.
musti·ness n.

musty [ˈmʌstɪ]
adj -tier, -tiest
1. smelling or tasting old, stale, or mouldy
2. old-fashioned, dull, or hackneyed musty ideas
[perhaps a variant of obsolete moisty, influenced by must3]
mustily  adv
mustiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.musty - covered with or smelling of moldmusty - covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor"
stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
2.musty - stale and unclean smelling

musty
adjective stale, stuffy, airless, decayed, smelly, dank, mouldy, fusty, mildewed, frowsty, mildewy He climbed the stairs to a lofty, musty room.
Translations
musty [ˈmʌstɪ] ADJ (mustier (compar) (mustiest (superl))) [room etc] → que huele a humedad, que huele a cerrado (fig) → anticuado

musty [ˈmʌsti] adj [smell] → de moisi, de renfermé; [clothing] → moisi(e)

musty
adj (+er)moderig; airmuffig

musty [ˈmʌstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (smell) → (che sa) di stantio or di muffa; (ideas) → ammuffito/a, stantio/a
to smell musty → aver odore di stantio

musty
adj musty [ˈmasti]
damp or stale in smell or taste musty old books. vermuf عَفِن، مُتَعَفِّن плесенясал plesnivý, zatuchlý muggen muffig μουχλιασμένος rancio kopitanud پوسيده ummehtunut moisi מְעוּפָּש फफूंदा हुआ pljesniv dohos lembab, pengap myglaður, lyktandi af fúa og sagga ammuffito かび臭い 곰팡내 나는, 케케묵은 aptrauktas/atsiduodantis pelėsiais appelējis; pelējuma- basi muf muggen, innestengt (luft) spleśniały, stęchły mofado mucegăit заплесневелый;затхлый zatuchnutý plesniv ustajao unken เหม็นอับ küflü 發黴的 запліснявілий, цвілий بوسیدہ mốc


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