MUSTY

adj. 1 mouldy, damp, mildewed, mildewy, sour, rancid, spoilt, decayed, rotten, putrid, fetid or foetid, fusty, stale Open the windows to get rid of that musty odour 2 stale, old-fashioned, antiquated, antediluvian, ancient, out of date, bygone, passé, old hat, obsolete, archaic, tired, hoary, worn out, trite, clichéd, stereotypical I've heard all those musty jokes of his a thousand times before