musty
IPA: mˈʌsti
noun
- (obsolete) A type of snuff with a musty flavour (adjective sense 2).
verb
- (intransitive, obsolete) To turn musty (adjective sense 1 or 2); to must.
adjective
- Affected by dampness or mould; damp, mildewed, mouldy.
- Having an odour or taste of mould; also (generally), having a stale or unfresh odour or taste.
- Characteristic of or relating to mould or mouldiness.
- (figuratively)
- Of attitudes, ideas, writing, or other abstract things: no longer fresh or interesting; outdated, stale.
- Of a person: boring and unadventurous; also, old-fashioned, stuck in the past.
- (archaic except Northern England (northwest)) Bad-tempered, grumpy, irritable.
- (rare) Of a male animal such as a camel or an elephant: in musth.
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Examples of "musty" in Sentences
- It has a sweet, musty smell.
- The crushed foliage has a strong musty smell.
- When the flesh is dry, odor and taste is musty.
- The smell and taste is musty and extremely bitter.
- Jarlsberg should smell sharp and musty, not funky.
- It is lean, has a sweet, musty smell and is tender.
- So, what exactly causes the musty smell with natural fibers
- The droppings are blackish, about long, and have a strong musty smell.
- The baking soda will absorb the musty smell, leaving the books less odorous.