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fustiness
English
Etymology
fusty +? -ness
Noun
fustiness (usually uncountable, plural fustinesses)
- The quality of being fusty
Related terms
- fustily
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fusty
English
Alternative forms
- foosty (Scots)
Etymology
From Old French fust (“wood”) (modern French fût), from Latin fustis (“a cudgel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?sti/
- Rhymes: -?sti
Adjective
fusty (comparative fustier, superlative fustiest)
- Moldy or musty.
- Stale-smelling or stuffy.
- (figuratively, by extension) Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
- (of wine) Tasting of the cask.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:fusty.
Derived terms
- fustily
- fustiness
Translations
Anagrams
- yufts
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