musty
/ˈmʌsti/ adjective C2- Affected by dampness or mould; damp, mildewed, mouldy.
- Having an odour or taste of mould; also (generally), having a stale or unfresh odour or taste. · musty food musty furniture a musty odour
- Characteristic of or relating to mould or mouldiness.
- Of attitudes, ideas, writing, or other abstract things: no longer fresh or interesting; outdated, stale.
- Of a person: boring and unadventurous; also, old-fashioned, stuck in the past.
- Bad-tempered, grumpy, irritable.
Comparative mustier · Superlative mustiest
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