fusty
1Fusty — 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] …
2fusty — stale smelling, late 14c., from O.Fr. fusté fusty, tasting of the cask, from O.Fr. fuist, wine cask, originally stick, stave, from L. fustis staff, stick of wood …
3Fusty — (Fusti, engl., spr. Fosti), alles Beschädigte, Unbrauchbare an einer Waare. Daher Fustyrechnung (Fustirechnung), Abzug wegen des Schadhaften an einer Waare, od. wegen des Unbrauchbaren, so wegen zu viel Unreinigkeit, Staub etc. bei Kaffee,… …
4Fusty — (Stiele), Refactie, im Handel das Unbrauchbare oder Schadhafte einer Waare …
5fusty — index sordid, stale Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6fusty — musty, rancid, *malodorous, putrid, fetid, stinking, noisome, rank Analogous words: *dirty, squalid, nasty, filthy, foul: slovenly, unkempt, disheveled, sloppy, *slipshod …
7fusty — ► ADJECTIVE (fustier, fustiest) 1) smelling stale, damp, or stuffy. 2) old fashioned. DERIVATIVES fustiness noun. ORIGIN Old French fuste smelling of the cask …
8fusty — [fus′tē] adj. fustier, fustiest [< fust, a musty smell < Early ModE, a cask (ME foist) < OFr cask, orig. tree trunk < L fustis, wooden stick] 1. smelling stale or stuffy; musty; moldy 2. not up to date; old fashioned; conservative… …
9fusty — [[t]fʌ̱sti[/t]] fustier, fustiest 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something or someone as fusty, you disapprove of them because they are old fashioned in attitudes or ideas. The fusty old establishment refused to recognise the demand… …
10fusty — UK [ˈfʌstɪ] / US adjective Word forms fusty : adjective fusty comparative fustier superlative fustiest 1) something that is fusty smells old, dusty, or damp 2) old fashioned in appearance, style, or attitude a grand rather fusty hotel …
