fusty

fus·ty

F0375500 (fŭs′tē)adj. fus·ti·er, fus·ti·est 1. Smelling of mildew or decay; musty.2. Old-fashioned; antique.

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[Middle English, from Old French fust, piece of wood, wine cask, from Latin fūstis, stick, club, of unknown origin.]

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fus′ti·ly adv.fus′ti·ness n.

fusty

(ˈfʌstɪ) adj, -tier or -tiest1. smelling of damp or mould; musty2. old-fashioned in attitude[C14: from fust wine cask, from Old French: cask, tree trunk, from Latin fūstis cudgel, club] ˈfustily adv ˈfustiness n

fus•ty

(ˈfʌs ti)

adj. -ti•er, -ti•est. 1. having a stale smell. 2. old-fashioned; out-of-date. 3. stubbornly conservative; fogyish. [1350–1400; Middle English, =fust < Old French: wine cask, tree trunk (< Latin fūstis stick, pole) + -y¹] fus′ti•ly, adv. fus′ti•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fusty - stale and unclean smellingfrowsty, mustyill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling - having an unpleasant smell
	2.	fusty - old-fashioned and out of date nonprogressive, standpat, unprogressiveconservative - resistant to change

fusty

adjective1. old-fashioned, outdated, out-of-date, archaic, antiquated, passé, antediluvian, out of the ark (informal), old-fogeyish What do you give a fusty, old bachelor who's got everything?2. stale, stuffy, musty, frowsty, rank, damp, mouldy, mouldering, airless, malodorous, mildewed, mildewy, ill-smelling The bedroom she was given had a fusty grandeur.

fusty

adjective1. Smelling of mildew or decay:frowzy, moldy, musty, putrid, rancid, rank, rotten.2. Of a style or method formerly in vogue:antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, dated, dowdy, old, old-fashioned, old-time, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, passé, vintage.

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