different between mouldy vs foisty

mouldy

English

Alternative forms

  • moldy (American)

Etymology

From mould +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?mo?ldi/

Adjective

mouldy (comparative mouldier or more mouldy, superlative mouldiest or most mouldy)

  1. Covered with mould.
    Synonym: rotten
  2. Neglected.
    Synonyms: disused, neglected
  3. (Britain, colloquial) worthless; lousy; rotten

Derived terms

Related terms

  • mould

Translations

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foisty

English

Etymology

From foist +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?f??st?/

Adjective

foisty (comparative more foisty, superlative most foisty)

  1. mouldy, musty, fusty
    • 2000, Samuel Bamford, Martin Hewitt, Robert Poole, The Diaries of Samuel Bamford, page 2:
      Papers 150 years old, mildewed, rotten and stinking like muck; and mouldy foisty old books dating from 1638.

References

  • “foisty”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000

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  • what does fusty mean in spanish
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