fusty

English

Alternative forms

foosty (Scots)

Etymology

From Old French fust (“wood”) (modern French fût), from Latin fustis (“a cudgel”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ʌsti

Adjective

fusty (comparative fustier, superlative fustiest)

Moldy or musty.
Stale-smelling or stuffy.
(figuratively, by extension) Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
(of wine) Tasting of the cask.

Quotations

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Derived terms

Translations

moldy or musty

Bulgarian: мухлясал (bg) (muhljasal)
Finnish: homeinen (fi), tunkkainen (fi)
German: modrig (de), muffig (de)

Greek: μπαγιάτικος (el) (bagiátikos)
Maori: kōpuru
Romanian: muced (ro)

stale-smelling or stuffy

Bulgarian: спарен (bg) (sparen), задушен (bg) (zadušen)
Finnish: tunkkainen (fi)
German: muffig (de)

Greek: μπαγιάτικος (el) (bagiátikos)
Maori: kurikuri

old-fashioned, refusing to change or update

Bulgarian: старомоден (bg) (staromoden)
Finnish: ummehtunut

German: veraltet (de), verstaubt (de)
Spanish: apolillado (es), desfasado (es), trasnochado (es), viejuno (Spain, colloquial)

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