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- From Anglo-Norman muste, moste, variants of moiste, muiste (“moist”), from Old French moiste (“clammy, damp, moist, wet”) (modern French moite (“muggy; sticky, sweaty”)), from a blend of Vulgar Latin *mucidus (from Latin mūcidus (“mouldy, musty”), from Old Latin mūceō (“to be mouldy or musty”) + -idus (suffix meaning ‘tending to’, forming adjectives)) + Latin mustum (“unfermented or partially fermented grape juice, must; new wine”) (from mustus (“fresh; young; unfermented”), from...
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Mar 27, 2019 · late 14c., "slightly wet; well-irrigated, characterized by moistness," from Old French moiste "damp, wet, soaked" (13c., Modern French moite), which is of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *muscidus "moldy," also "wet," from Latin mucidus "slimy, moldy, musty," from mucus "slime" (see mucus). Alternative etymology [Diez] is from Latin ...
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.
Oct 8, 2024 · musty (comparative mustier, superlative mustiest) Affected by dampness or mould; damp, mildewed, mouldy. Synonym: fusty. [W]hẽ his wordes be wel ſifted, men ſhall find little fine flowre in thẽ, but all very branne, not worthy ſo muche as to fede either horſe or hogges.
The earliest known use of the adjective musty is in the 1860s. OED's earliest evidence for musty is from 1868, in the Morning Star (London). musty is formed within English, by derivation.
The definition of musty in the dictionary is smelling or tasting old, stale, or mouldy. Other definition of musty is old-fashioned, dull, or hackneyed.
1. having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold, as old buildings, long-closed rooms, or stale food. 2. obsolete; outdated; antiquated. musty laws. 3. dull; apathetic. SYNONYMS 1. dank, moldy, stale. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
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