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     • What does the adjective musty mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective musty.
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   Factsheet. What does the adjective musty mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective musty. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adjective musty? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

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   Oct 8, 2024 · Having an odour or taste of mould; also (generally), having a stale or unfresh odour or taste. Synonym: fusty. musty food musty furniture a musty odour. You had vittaile, and he hath holpe to eate it, he is a very valiaunt trencher man, he hath an excellent ſtomacke.

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   Discover everything about the word "MUSTY" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one comprehensive guide.

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   musty. (mʌsti ) Word forms: mustier, mustiest. adjective. Something that is musty smells old and damp. There are racks of musty clothing and piles of junk. ...that terrible musty smell. More Synonyms of musty. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   How many meanings does the adjective musty have?

   • There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective musty. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the adjective musty? About 0.7 occurrences per million words in modern written English How is the adjective musty pronounced? Where does the adjective musty come from?

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   Is must a verb or a noun?

   • The English word is analysable as must (“mould; mustiness”) + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjectives); however, must is thought to be a back-formation from musty. [ 5 ] The noun [ 6 ] and verb [ 7 ] are derived from the adjective. musty (comparative mustier, superlative mustiest)

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   Where did the word musty come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective musty is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for musty is from 1492, in the writing of J. Ryman. musty is of uncertain origin.

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   What does the term 'musty' mean?

   • The term 'musty' refers to something that is mandatory or required. It can also describe something that exhibits the property of being stale or musty. For example, fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually grapes.

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   What is a musty odour?

   • musty (comparative mustier, superlative mustiest) 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. Characteristic of or relating to mould or mouldiness.

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   Is science doomed to a musty grave?

   • It already seems doomed to a musty grave in academic history - for all its moderation and practicality. She gives him an egg, telling him to return when it smells musty. Since typical historians of science today are often quite different, their position now has a musty, anachronistic air.

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   uk / ˈmʌs.ti / us / ˈmʌs.ti /. Add to word list. smelling unpleasantly old and slightly wet: musty old books. a musty smell. a musty room. Compare. frowsty UK informal disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.