FUSTY


Meaning of FUSTY in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.