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fusty
[fuhs-tee]
adjective
having a stale smell; moldy; musty.
fusty rooms that were in need of a good airing.
Synonyms: , , , ,old-fashioned or out-of-date, as architecture, furnishings, or the like.
They still live in that fusty, gingerbread house.
stubbornly conservative or old-fashioned; fogyish.
fusty
/ ˈʌɪ /
adjective
smelling of damp or mould; musty
old-fashioned in attitude
Other Word Forms
- fustily adverb
- fustiness noun
- ˈڳܲپ adverb
- ˈڳܲپԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of fusty1
Example Sentences
Heimann avoided cardigans with fusty suede elbow patches or hefty yarn that can invoke infirm geriatrics.
Recounting an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill, Gluesenkamp Perez describes looking over the witnesses with their fusty manner and fancy pedigrees and wondering if any had ever turned a wrench.
In the 1990s, mayor Richard Riordan raised private millions to spruce up the fusty place to make it fit for official receptions and events.
That breach of cricketing etiquette, in an era of fusty formality, was sufficient to slightly irk Bradman as he walked from his crease.
But the stupid island was where he was going to spend this night, at least, in soiled clothes that were beginning to smell fusty.
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