mouldy

[ mohl-dee ]

noun

, British Military Slang.

, plural mould·ies.

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

Derived Forms

• ˈmouldiness, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mouldy¹

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

Example Sentences

I shall get the place full of a jolly lot of girls, and Wendover Park won't be no mouldy church, nor no bloomin' nunnery.

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So everything they owned became damp and mouldy—all their clothing, their food, the very beds upon which they slept.

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Mr. Guy Poynton leaned back amongst the mouldy leather upholstery, and smiled complacently.

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And may I ask which of the guests to-night struck you as being particularly mouldy?

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They've been and tied all the jam down, so that it'll all go that mouldy that nobody can touch it.

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