Musty : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Musty	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Musty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
musty adj covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor" Synonym(s): moldy, mouldy, musty stale and unclean smelling Synonym(s): fusty, musty, frowsty
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Musty \Mus"ty\, a. [Compar. {Mustier}; superl. {Mustiest}.] [From L. mustum must; or perh. fr. E. moist. Cf. {Must}, n., {Moist}.] 1. 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. --Harvey. 2. Spoiled by age; rank; stale. The proverb is somewhat musty. --Shak. 3. Dull; heavy; spiritless. [bd]That he may not grow musty and unfit for conversation.[b8] --Addison.