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     • : tasting or smelling of dampness and decay
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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMUSTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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. Smells & smelling. acridly. anosmic. bergamot. deodorize. deodorizing. fragrant. fullness. fusty. malodorous. minging. niff.

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   musty in British English. (ˈmʌstɪ ) adjective Word forms: -tier, -tiest. 1. smelling or tasting old, stale, or mouldy. 2. old-fashioned, dull, or hackneyed. musty ideas. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Use the word musty to describe an unclean, stale, and possibly moldy smell. If something smells musty that means it’s probably been sitting in a damp corner without any air for a little too long. Musty smells take time to develop: they’re caused by dampness and mold, and signal some amount of decay.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMeaning of musty in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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. Smells & smelling. acridly. anosmic. bergamot. body odor. deodorize. foetid. fragrant. frowsty. olfaction. olfactory bulb. olfactory lobe. olfactory nerve. orangey. pungent

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   What does the adjective musty mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective musty . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   What does a musty smell mean?

   • Use the word musty to describe an unclean, stale, and possibly moldy smell. If something smells musty that means it’s probably been sitting in a damp corner without any air for a little too long. Musty smells take time to develop: they’re caused by dampness and mold, and signal some amount of decay.

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   What does musty mean?

   • The meaning of MUSTY is impaired by damp or mildew : moldy. How to use musty in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Musty.

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   What is the origin of the word 'musty'?

   • The word 'musty' originated in the mid-15c. as a variant of moisty, 'moist, damp' and also as a variant of musk. It is attested from the mid-1500s. Musty is related to mustiness. When something is mouldy, could there be fur on it?

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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?

   musty, adj.² meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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   What is a synonym for the word 'musty'?

   • MUSTY in Thesaurus: 1000+ Synonyms & Antonyms for musty Thesaurusfor Musty Related terms for 'musty' - synonyms, antonyms and sentences with 'musty' \... Synonyms with similar meaning: stale, moldy, rotten, fusty, stuffy, smelly, mouldy, putrid, frowsty, dank, rancid.

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   What is a good deodorizer for a musty bathroom?

   • Vinegar and water is a great deodorizer for a musty bathroom. He says there was no odor of propane in the air -- only a musty smell of the basement air. The original eagles lie in a musty museum below us, standing proud and tall. She's not saddled down by a big musty pyramid and all the baggage that comes with it.

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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 must 3] ˈmustily adv. ˈmustiness n.