Thesaurus: musty

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1. n. Having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy; as, musty corn; musty books.
2. n. Spoiled by age; rank; stale.
3. n. Dull; heavy; spiritless.
4. adj. covered with or smelling of mold
5. adj. stale and unclean smelling
6. 1. Having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy; as, musty corn; musty books. Harvey. 2. Spoiled by age; rank; stale. The proverb is somewhat musty. Shak. 3. Dull; heavy; spiritless. "That he may not grow musty and unfit for conversation." Addison.
7. j:100 s covered with or smelling of mold s stale and unclean smelling