different between mouldy vs fusty
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)
- Covered with mould.
- Synonym: rotten
- Neglected.
- Synonyms: disused, neglected
- (Britain, colloquial) worthless; lousy; rotten
Derived terms
Related terms
- mould
Translations
mouldy From the web:
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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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- what does musty mean
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