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fusty

[ fuhs-tee ]
/ ˈfʌs ti /
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adjective, fus·ti·er, fus·ti·est.

having a stale smell; moldy; musty: fusty rooms that were in need of a good airing.
old-fashioned or out-of-date, as architecture, furnishings, or the like: They still live in that fusty, gingerbread house.
stubbornly conservative or old-fashioned; fogyish.

RELATED WORDS

damp, fetid, malodorous, musty, rank, stagnant, stale, stuffy, frowsty, stinky, antiquated, antique, archaic, boring, conservative, dated, dowdy, dull, old, old-time

Nearby words

  1. fustian,
  2. fustic,
  3. fustigate,
  4. fustigatory,
  5. fustinella,
  6. fusula,
  7. fusuma,
  8. fut.,
  9. futa jallon,
  10. futabatei

Origin of fusty

1350–1400; Middle English fusti, equivalent to fust (noun) < Old French: wine cask, tree trunk (< Latin fūstis stick, pole) + -y1
Related formsfus·ti·ly, adverbfus·ti·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for fusty

fusty

/ (ˈfʌstɪ) /

adjective -tier or -tiest

smelling of damp or mould; musty
old-fashioned in attitude
Derived Formsfustily, adverbfustiness, noun

Word Origin for fusty

C14: from fust wine cask, from Old French: cask, tree trunk, from Latin fūstis cudgel, club
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Word Origin and History for fusty

fusty

adj.

"stale-smelling," late 14c., from Old French fusté "fusty, tasting of the cask," from Old French fuist "wine cask," originally "stick, stave," from Latin fustis "staff, stick of wood." Related: Fustiness.

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