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   Mus·ty

   /ˈməstē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having a stale, moldy, or damp smell: "a dark musty library filled with old books" Similar moldystalefustydampdankmildewedmildewydecayedsmellystuffyairlessunventilatedfrowstydialect:claggyinformal:funkyrare:mucidOpposite freshfragrant
   • ▪ having a stale taste: "the beer tasted sour, thin, and musty"
   • ▪ lacking originality or vitality: "when I read it again, the play seemed musty" Similar unoriginaluninspiredunimaginativehackneyedderivativestaleflattiredbanaltriteclichéddry as dustold-fashionedantiquatedantediluvianout of dateoutdatedhoarymoth-eatenworn outthreadbareout of fashionbehind the timesobsoletepassévieux jeuinformal:old hathackyantwackyOpposite freshmodern

   Word Origin early 16th century: perhaps an alteration of moisty ‘moist’, influenced by must2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mustily adverb
   • 2. mustiness noun

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