The meaning of Mildewy

verb

Have a severely detrimental effect on.

Usage examples:

The scandal blighted the careers of several leading politicians

noun

A plant disease, typically one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts.

Usage examples:

The vines suffered blight and disease

noun

A thing that spoils or damages something.

Usage examples:

The vacant properties are a blight on the neighbourhood

adjective

Slightly wet.

Usage examples:

Her hair was still damp from the shower

noun

Moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or unpleasant effects.

Usage examples:

The house reeked of mould and damp

verb

Make (something) slightly wet.

Usage examples:

Damp a small area with water

adjective

Rotting or decomposing through the action of bacteria and fungi.

Usage examples:

The odour of decaying fish

verb

(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.

Usage examples:

The body had begun to decay

adjective

Smelling extremely unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The fetid water of the marsh

adjective

Smelling stale, damp, or stuffy.

Usage examples:

The fusty odour of decay

adjective

Not fresh and smelling unpleasant especially because of being left slightly wet

Usage examples:

This room smells slightly fusty - i think i'll open a window., rupert's father belongs to some fust…

verb

Affect or be affected with mildew.

Usage examples:

The flat was very damp and mildewed

adjective

Covered with a fungal growth which causes decay, due to age or damp conditions.

Usage examples:

Mouldy bread

adjective

Covered with mould

Usage examples:

Mouldy bread/cheese, all he gave me was a mouldy old 50p., the city's museums are filled with mould…

adjective

Having a stale, mouldy, or damp smell.

Usage examples:

A dark musty library

adjective

Smelling old and slightly wet

Usage examples:

A musty room

adjective

Undergoing the process of decay; rotting.

Usage examples:

The odour of putrescent flesh

adjective

(of organic matter) decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell.

Usage examples:

A butcher who sold putrid meat

adjective

Suffering from decay.

Usage examples:

Rotten eggs

adverb

To an extreme degree; very much.

Usage examples:

Your mother said that i spoiled you rotten

adjective

See at rot.

Usage examples:

A rotten trick, rotten behavior

verb

(chiefly of animal or vegetable matter) decay or cause to decay by the action of bacteria and fungi; decompose.

Usage examples:

The chalets were neglected and their woodwork was rotting away

noun

The process of decaying.

Usage examples:

The leaves were turning black with rot

noun

A process of deterioration; a decline in standards.

Usage examples:

There is enough talent in the team to stop the rot

adjective

Marked with flakes of soot or other dirt.

Usage examples:

The smutted sky

adjective

(of talk, writing, or pictures) obscene or lascivious.

Usage examples:

Smutty jokes

adjective

Related to or containing smut

Usage examples:

I was really embarrassed by his smutty jokes.

adjective

(of food) no longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry.

Usage examples:

Stale bread

verb

Make or become stale.

Usage examples:

She would cut up yesterday's leftover bread, staling now

verb

(of an animal, especially a horse) urinate.

Usage examples:

The horse staled while he was riding