What does fustiness mean?
Fustiness means The quality of being fusty..
Fustiness
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
The quality of being fusty..
Example Sentences
[…] I was running away from drabness, fustiness, snobbery, the claustrophobia of close horizons, and from my inability, although I am quite an attractive rat, to make headway in the rat-race.
[T. E.] Lawrence said that in the end he felt himself to be fighting not for the imperial British but for the rebellious Arabs. All too often he conflicted with British bureaucratic fustiness.
Synonyms for fustiness
Antonyms for fustiness
Related Words
Word Forms
- fustinesses
Usage Notes
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[…] I was running away from drabness, fustiness, snobbery, the claustrophobia of close horizons, and from my inability, although I am quite an attractive rat, to make headway in the rat-race.
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