fustiness
- a word derived from fusty.
Example Sentences
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On those journeys of bludgeoning and self-discovery, he ministers to the devastated, his progressivism gently protecting people from bigots and wearing down Geordie’s fustiness.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 18, 2019
That bit of audience participation suggests Mr. Doyle’s intention to banish fustiness.
From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2017
Cameron, Osborne and Gove had together been known as the “Notting Hill set,” a group of relatively young, Oxford-educated men who sought to modernize a party long known for its fustiness.
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2016
If directors of historical drama want to know how to thwart accusations of fustiness or of anachronism, they should look at what Cairns has done.
From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2012
I was still breathing in the fustiness of ancient stone when I arrived in Cambridge.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
