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must·y

(mŭs′tē)

adj. must·i·er, must·i·est

1. Stale or moldy in odor or taste.

a. Hackneyed or trite; dull.

b. Out of date; antiquated.

c. Out of use or practice; rusty.

[Alteration of obsolete moisty, from moist.]

must′i·ly adv.

must′i·ness n.

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musty

(ˈmʌstɪ)

adj, -tier or -tiest

1. smelling or tasting old, stale, or mouldy

2. old-fashioned, dull, or hackneyed: musty ideas.

[C16: perhaps a variant of obsolete moisty, influenced by must³]

ˈmustily adv

ˈmustiness n

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mus•ty

(ˈmʌs ti)

adj. -ti•er, -ti•est.

1. having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold, as old buildings or stale food.

2. obsolete; outdated; antiquated: musty laws.

3. dull; apathetic.

mus′ti•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	musty - covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor" moldy, mouldy stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
	2.	musty - stale and unclean smelling frowsty, fusty ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling - having an unpleasant smell

musty

adjective stale, stuffy, airless, decayed, smelly, dank, mouldy, fusty, mildewed, frowsty, mildewy He climbed the stairs to a lofty, musty room.

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musty

adjective

1. Smelling of mildew or decay:

frowzy, fusty, moldy, putrid, rancid, rank, rotten.

2. Without freshness or appeal because of overuse:

Translations

عَفِن، مُتَعَفِّن

plesnivýzatuchlý

muggen

muffig

mohoso

moisi

dohos

myglaîur, lyktandi af fúa og sagga

odore di stantio stantio

aptrauktas pelėsiaisatsiduodantis pelėsiais

appelējispelējuma-

innestengt

zatuchnutý

küflü

发霉的

musty

[ˈmʌstɪ] ADJ (mustier (compar) (mustiest (superl))) [room etc] → que huele a humedad, que huele a cerrado (fig) → anticuado

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musty

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

musty

adj (+er) → moderig; air → muffig

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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

(ˈmasti) adjective

damp or stale in smell or taste. musty old books.

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