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1. To be obliged or required by morality, law, or custom: Citizens must register in order to vote. 2. To be compelled, as by a physical necessity or requirement: Plants must have oxygen in order to live. 3. Used to express a command or admonition: You must not go there alone. You simply must be careful. 4.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective musty. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
The meaning of MUSTY is impaired by damp or mildew : moldy. How to use musty in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Musty.
The meaning of musty. Definition of musty. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
What does the noun musty mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun musty . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold, as old buildings, long-closed rooms, or stale food. Synonyms: stale, moldy, dank. obsolete; outdated; antiquated: musty laws. dull; apathetic.
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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.
