Fusty

Quick meaning: Fusty is an adjective meaning Moldy or musty.

Meaning

Moldy or musty.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

Oh sweet surprise - oh dear delight To find it undisputed quite - All musty, fusty rules despite, That Art is wrong and Nature right!

Now consider what happens when that flavor is not fresh lemon but scorched garlic or some fusty wine. Unpleasant flavors are distributed at the same molecular level as good ones.

You always knew where to find him if he were wanted; he would be in his study with a book. Very likely it would be an old, old book, some fusty old thing that no one else would dream of reading.

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Word Forms

• fustier
• fustiest

Synonyms for fusty

Depending on context, synonyms include oldfangled, outdated, anachronistic, antediluvial, antediluvian, antiquated.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include musty, frowsty, malodorous, unprogressive, nonprogressive, conservative.

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