moldy
Americanadjective
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overgrown or covered with mold.
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musty, as from decay or age.
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Informal. old-fashioned; outmoded.
moldy ideas about higher education.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- moldiness noun
- unmoldy adjective
Etymology
Origin of moldy
Example Sentences
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The bed was wonderfully comfortable, though the shower in the spacious bathroom had a faint moldy smell.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
Brekke calls it “the worst pit I’ve ever seen,” moldy and full of trash.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
For Christmas dinner, they toasted moldy bread, and Gibbons surprised everyone with a single can of Spam that they split among everyone.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025
“He’s been wearing it for 35 years, so it’s a bit more aged in a moldy, mildewy way. We did a little fake tummy to make him look a little bit middle-aged,” Atwood says.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024
It carried Cold Sassy’s disabled veterans and the moldy old ones.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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