musty

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Synonyms: lusty, must, misty, fusty, busty, mussy, rusty, gusty, mushy, dusty, musky

Antonyms: lusty, must, misty, fusty, busty, mussy, rusty, gusty, mushy, dusty, musky

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Adjective

1. Affected by dampness or mould; damp, mildewed, mouldy.
2. Having an odour or taste of mould; also , having a stale or unfresh odour or taste.
   • musty food musty furniture a musty odour
3. Characteristic of or relating to mould or mouldiness.
4. Of attitudes, ideas, writing, or other abstract things: no longer fresh or interesting; outdated, stale.
5. Of attitudes, ideas, writing, or other abstract things: no longer fresh or interesting; outdated, stale.
6. Of a person: boring and unadventurous; also, old-fashioned, stuck in the past.
7. Bad-tempered, grumpy, irritable.

Noun

1. A type of snuff with a musty flavour (adjective sense 2).

Verb

1. To turn musty (adjective sense 1 or 2); to must.

Adjective

1. Of a male animal such as a camel or an elephant: in musth.

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