FUSTY


Meaning of FUSTY in English

(fustier, fustiest)

1.

If you describe something or someone as ~, you disapprove of them because they are old-fashioned in attitudes or ideas.

The ~ old establishment refused to recognise the demand for popular music.

ADJ disapproval

2.

A ~ place or thing has a smell that is not fresh or pleasant.

...~ old carpets.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

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