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
The prime minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street reflects the fustiness of a weakened empire: dowdy furnishings, corridors lined in linoleum, a cramped attic for advisers stranded overnight.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2018
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
There's a real flavour of the fustiness of the 70s mainstream, with Nick Lowe, John Lydon and Billy Idol among the many interviewees.
From The Guardian ● May 31, 2012
I was still breathing in the fustiness of ancient stone when I arrived in Cambridge.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
