In Petersburg, besides business, his sister's divorce, and his coveted appointment, he wanted, as he always did, to freshen himself up, as he said, after the
mustiness of Moscow.
And indeed there was a strange
mustiness in everything.
The content of the egg has no extraneous odors (rot, rottenness,
mustiness).
Typically described as causing odors of wet dog, damp newsprint or
mustiness, the compound can seem to strike individual bottles at random or bedevil wineries.
Agnon, obliterated the
mustiness of the old books, most of which had come from the homes of poor folks.
Fungal contamination makes the food unfit for consumption by causing discolouration, loss of nutrients, heating and
mustiness (Bhattacharya and Raha, 2002).
The 127 health workers enduring mold and
mustiness in a state agency building are getting some relief: They're moving out next week.
They also offer the added bonus of preventing the build-up of
mustiness and mildew, so it's a win-win.
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mustiness, rancidity and show no evidence of fermentation
There was a strong smell of
mustiness and damp and, from the old fryer, a sharp tang of rancid oil and fat.
This reporter arrived envisioning a different movie set--the final "Raiders of the Lost Ark" scene--and found some of the
mustiness, none of the scale (nor the Old Testament golden treasure), and a bit of the organized chaos.
His enemy was banality; he fought it all his life long; he ridiculed it, drawing it with a pointed and unimpassioned pen, finding the
mustiness of banality even where at the first glance everything seemed to be arranged very nicely, comfortably, and even brilliantly ..." (11)
mustiness - the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy