MUSTY


Meaning of MUSTY in English

adj. (mustier, mustiest)

1. mouldy.

2 of a mouldy or stale smell or taste.

3 stale, antiquated (musty old books).

Derivatives:

mustily adv. mustiness n.

Etymology: perh. alt. f. moisty (MOIST) by assoc. with MUST(2)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.