Definitions for: Musty

[adj] stale and unclean smelling
[adj] covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor"

Webster (1913) Definition: Mus"ty, a. [Compar. Mustier; superl. Mustiest.]
[From L. mustum must; or perh. fr. E. moist. Cf. Must, n.,
Moist.]
1. Having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which
substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist
weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy; as, musty corn;
musty books. --Harvey.

2. Spoiled by age; rank; stale.

The proverb is somewhat musty. --Shak.

3. Dull; heavy; spiritless. ``That he may not grow musty and
unfit for conversation.'' --Addison.

Synonyms: frowsty, fusty, malodorous, moldy, mouldy, stale

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