fusty

  • 31foist —  fusty. N …

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  • 32Fustier — Fusty Fusty, a. [Compar. {Fustier}; superl. {Fustiest}.] [See {2d Fust}.] 1. Moldy; musty; ill smelling; rank. A fusty nut. Fusty plebeians. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Moping. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] A melancholy, fusty humor. Pepys. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 33Fustiest — Fusty Fusty, a. [Compar. {Fustier}; superl. {Fustiest}.] [See {2d Fust}.] 1. Moldy; musty; ill smelling; rank. A fusty nut. Fusty plebeians. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Moping. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] A melancholy, fusty humor. Pepys. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 34fustiness — fusty ► ADJECTIVE (fustier, fustiest) 1) smelling stale, damp, or stuffy. 2) old fashioned. DERIVATIVES fustiness noun. ORIGIN Old French fuste smelling of the cask …

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  • 35malodorous — malodorous, stinking, fetid, noisome, putrid, rank, rancid, fusty, musty mean having an unpleasant smell. Malodorous is the general term which is referable to any smell of this character, from one that is noticeably unpleasant to one that is… …

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  • 36malodorous — adjective Date: 1850 1. having a bad odor 2. highly improper < malodorous practices and chicanery in high financial places New Republic > • malodorously adverb • malodorousness noun Synonyms: malodorous, stinking …

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  • 37musty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stale, fusty, moldy. See deterioration. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Spoiled] Syn. moldy, putrid, rank; see rotten 1 , spoiled . 2. [Stale with age] Syn. fusty, dusty, moth eaten, crumbling, dry,&#8230; …

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  • 38fust|y — «FUHS tee», adjective, fust|i|er, fust|i|est. 1. having a stale smell; musty; moldy; stuffy: »the fusty atmosphere of an unventilated …

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  • 39Michael Bentine — Born Michael James Bentin 26 January 1922(1922 01 26) Watford, Hertfordshire, England Died 26 November 1996( …

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  • 40moldy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. musty, mildewed, fusty; stale, antiquated. See uncleanness, deterioration, oldness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. musty, mildewed, dank; see rotten 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. musty, stale,&#8230; …

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