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单词 mustiness
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
mus•ty1 /ˈmʌsti/USA pronunciation   adj., -ti•er, -ti•est. 
  1. having an odor or flavor that suggests mold:a musty old library.
mus•ti•ly /ˈmʌstəli/USA pronunciation  adv. 
mus•ti•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mus•ty1  (mus′tē),USA pronunciation adj., -ti•er, -ti•est. 
  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    outdated;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.
  • 1520–30; perh. variant of moisty (Middle English; see moist, -y1) with loss of i before s as in master
mus′ti•ly, adv. 
mus′ti•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dank, moldy, stale.

mus•ty2  (mus′tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. (formerly) a kind of snuff having a musty flavor.
  • noun, nominal use of musty1 1700–10
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