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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)

  1. Moldy or musty.
  2. Stale-smelling or stuffy.
  3. (figuratively, by extension) Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
  4. (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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festy

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?sti

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

festy (comparative more festy, superlative most festy)

  1. (Australia, slang) Disgusting.
  2. (Australia, slang) Very bad, dreadful.

Etymology 2

From festival +? -y (diminutive suffix)

Noun

festy (plural festies)

  1. (slang) A festival.

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