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old-fashioned and out of date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."
Equivalent
Stinky
conservative
ill-smelling
malodorous
malodourous
Form
fustily
fustiness
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
brackish
empyreumatic
frowzy
ill-ventilated
lightning-blasted
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
archaic
back-number
bad
bad-smelling
banal
variant
fustier
fustiest