Definition of musty Musty

/mʌˈsti/ - [mustee] - mus•ty

We found 7 definitions of musty from 4 different sources.

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What does musty mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

musty - covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor"
  moldy, mouldy
  stale lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
musty - stale and unclean smelling
  fusty, frowsty
  ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, unpleasant-smelling, stinky having an unpleasant smell
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • musty (n.)
    Having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy; as, musty corn; musty books.
  • musty (n.)
    Spoiled by age; rank; stale.
  • musty (n.)
    Dull; heavy; spiritless.

Part of speech

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  • musty, noun, singular of musties.
  • musty, adjective.

Pronunciation

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