mouldy
Americannoun
plural
mouldiesadjective
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covered with mould
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stale or musty, esp from age or lack of use
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slang boring; dull
Other Word Forms
- mouldiness noun
Etymology
Origin of mouldy
1915–20; probably identical with Scottish and north dial. moudie a mole
Example Sentences
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Homelessness charity Shelter agreed with the government that "no child should be growing up in a B&B or mouldy bedsit".
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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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