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- fusty adjective (OLD-FASHIONED) old-fashioned in ideas and beliefs: Rupert's father belongs to some fusty old gentleman's club where they don't allow women in.
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The meaning of FUSTY is impaired by age or dampness : moldy. How to use fusty in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Fusty.
If you describe something or someone as fusty, you disapprove of them because they are old-fashioned in attitudes or ideas. [ disapproval ] The fusty old establishment refused to recognise the demand for popular music.
Use the adjective fusty to describe something that's covered with dust and smells a little old and musty. Your grandmother's attic is probably full of fusty knickknacks.
fusty adjective (OLD-FASHIONED) old-fashioned in ideas and beliefs : Rupert's father belongs to some fusty old gentleman's club where they don't allow women in.
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective fusty, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
/ˈfʌsti/ (disapproving) smelling old, slightly wet or not fresh synonym musty. a dark fusty room. Want to learn more? Find out which words work together and produce more natural-sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. old-fashioned. fusty ideas.
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fusty adjective (OLD-FASHIONED) old-fashioned in ideas and beliefs: Rupert's father belongs to some fusty old gentleman's club where they don't allow women in. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Old or old-fashioned.
