MUSTY


Meaning of MUSTY in English

/ ˈmʌsti; NAmE / adjective

smelling damp and unpleasant because of a lack of fresh air

SYN dank :

a musty room

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent.: perhaps an alteration of moisty moist.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.