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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 obsolete; outdated; antiquated: musty laws.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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