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   impaired by damp or mildew : moldy; tasting of mold; smelling of damp and decay : fusty… See the full definition

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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.

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   1. having a stale, moldy smell or taste, as an unused room, food kept in a damp place, etc. 2. stale or trite; worn-out; antiquated. musty ideas. 3. dull; apathetic.

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   MUSTY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of musty in English. musty. adjective. us / ˈmʌs.ti / uk / 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.

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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.

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   Having a stale, moldy smell or taste, as an unused room, food kept in a damp place, etc.

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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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   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?

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   Where did the word musty come from?

   • 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.

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   What is a musty idea?

   • Musty ideas. Dull; apathetic. Out of date; antiquated. Out of use or practice; rusty. The stones were dark, the air musty, the ceiling low. It smelled of musty parchment pages that were cut in different sizes and poorly bound. A strong growth of the fungus gives the appearance of mildew on the wood, and produces an unpleasant musty smell.

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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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   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.