Fusty

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  • adjective. Smelling of mildew or decay; musty.
  • adjective. Old-fashioned; antique.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Moldy; musty; ill-smelling; rank; rancid.
  • Moping.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Moldy; musty; ill-smelling; rank.
  • adjective. Moping.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Moldy or musty.
  • adjective. stale-smelling or stuffy.
  • adjective. old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
  • adjective. Tasting of the cask.
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  • adjective. old-fashioned and out of date
  • adjective. stale and unclean smelling
  • Word Usage
    "The stem snapped in half years ago, and its case is worn, but it still exudes a kind of fusty dignity."
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    fustier  fustiest