moldy

[mohl-dee]

adjective

moldier, moldiest 

1. overgrown or covered with mold.

2. musty, as from decay or age.

3. Informal.,  old-fashioned; outmoded.

   moldy ideas about higher education.

moldy

/ ˈməʊldɪ /

adjective

1. the US spelling of mouldy

Other Word Forms

• moldiness noun
• unmoldy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of moldy¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; mold ², -y ¹

Example Sentences

For Christmas dinner, they toasted moldy bread, and Gibbons surprised everyone with a single can of Spam that they split among everyone.

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County’s jails, describing filthy conditions, vermin and insect infestations, a lack of clean water and moldy and spoiled food.

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They would say things like, “What is that? It looks moldy.”

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The wider sweeps are stressing the capacity of the detention system, where detainees have reported moldy food, dirty towels and no changes of clothes for more than a week at a time.

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“Nobody deserves dirty showers, nobody deserves moldy food.”

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