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Some common synonyms of musty are fetid, fusty, malodorous, noisome, putrid, rank, and stinking. While all these words mean "bad-smelling," fusty and musty suggest lack of fresh air and sunlight, fusty also implying prolonged uncleanliness, musty stressing the effects of dampness, mildew, or age.
- The synonyms malodorous and musty are sometimes interchangeable, but malodorous may range from the unpleasant to the strongly offensive. // malodor...
- While in some cases nearly identical to musty, noisome adds a suggestion of being harmful or unwholesome as well as offensive. // a stagnant, noiso...
- The words putrid and musty are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, putrid implies particularly the sickening odor of decaying organic...
- Although the words rank and musty have much in common, rank suggests a strong unpleasant smell. // rank cigar smoke
- Both stinking and fetid suggest the foul or disgusting. // prisoners were held in stinking cells // the fetid odor of skunk cabbage
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musty. adjective. These are words and phrases related to musty. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of musty. The musty curtains had to be aired out. Synonyms. mildewed. moldy. stale. dusty. fusty. damp. dank. dirty. stuffy. frowsty. British. I've heard that musty joke a dozen times. Synonyms. hackneyed
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Synonyms for MUSTY: moldy, fusty, rotten, rank, frowzy, putrid, spoiled, mouldy, dank, aged; Antonyms for MUSTY: new, fresh, clear, well-cared-for, clean, in good condition, sweet-smelling, fresh, new, unused.
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musty. 1 (adjective) in the sense of stale. Definition. smelling or tasting old, stale, or mouldy. He climbed the stairs to a lofty, musty room. Synonyms. stale. stuffy. airless.
