mouldy

[mohl-dee]

noun

British Military Slang.

plural

mouldies 

1. a torpedo.

mouldy

/ ˈməʊldɪ /

adjective

1. covered with mould

2. stale or musty, esp from age or lack of use

3. slang,  boring; dull

Other Word Forms

• mouldiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mouldy¹

1915–20; probably identical with Scottish and north dial. moudie a mole

Example Sentences

Homeowners who say that botched insulation under government schemes left them living in mouldy conditions are calling for an investigation into the problem to be widened.

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In her view, asthma cases linked to mouldy homes are all too familiar.

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A baby who lived in a mouldy housing association flat in north London died of unrelated causes, a coroner has found.

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A baby bank has been forced to throw away supplies destined to help families after they became damp and mouldy.

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The BBC joined him on his latest inspection at a new-build house in Lincolnshire, where he immediately found a mouldy sandwich in the loft.

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