musty
adjective
having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold, as old buildings, long-closed rooms, or stale food.
mustiness
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a word derived from
musty.
Example Sentences
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Open since 1980, Pioneer Book fills its two-level shop with used, signed and rare books, without a whiff of mustiness.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2019
Instead of damp mustiness, it smells of, well, tourists.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2016
Like cranberry, but more nuanced, culinary hibiscus has a fruity-floral brightness and tinge of mustiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2016
“Farewell, My Queen” has none of the mustiness or preciosity that can turn costume dramas into waxworks.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2012
I close my eyes and feel the cool, smell the mustiness of history, wood and walls, listen to the echoes of our shuffles and my memories.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
