transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfəs-tē ]
adjective
( fus·ti·er ; -est )
Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English foisted, foist musty, from foist wine cask, from Anglo-French fust, fuist wood, tree trunk, cask, from Medieval Latin fustis
Date: 14th century
1. British : impaired by age or dampness : moldy
2. : saturated with dust and stale odors : musty
3. : rigidly old-fashioned or reactionary
Synonyms: see malodorous
• fus·ti·ly -tə-lē adverb
• fus·ti·ness -tē-nəs noun