单词 | musty |
释义 | musty musty1 —mustily, adv. —mustiness, n. /mus"tee/, adj., mustier, mustiest. 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 obsolete; outdated; antiquated: musty laws. 3.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. var. of moisty (ME; see MOIST, -Y1) with loss of i before s as in master] Syn. 1. dank, moldy, stale. musty2 /mus"tee/, n. , pl. musties. (formerly) a kind of snuff having a musty flavor. [1700-10; n. use of MUSTY1] |
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