The meaning of Musty

adjective

Stuffy; not ventilated.

Usage examples:

A dusty, airless basement

adjective

Having little or no air from outside, and having no movement of air

Usage examples:

My hotel room was small, airless, and uncomfortable.

adjective

Tending to form clots; sticky.

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Claggy mud

adjective

Thick and sticky

Usage examples:

The soil in the garden was thick, claggy clay., the claggy weather in the west will clear to leave …

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

Unpleasantly damp and cold.

Usage examples:

Huge dank caverns

adjective

Having rotted or decomposed.

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Decayed animal and plant matter

verb

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

Usage examples:

The body had begun to decay

verb

Past simple and past participle of decay

Usage examples:

Sugar makes your teeth decay., the role of the extended family has been decaying for some time., po…

adjective

Having a stale, warm, and stuffy atmosphere.

Usage examples:

A small, frowsty office

adjective

(of a room) having an unpleasant smell because of having no fresh air

adjective

(of music) having or using a strong dance rhythm, in particular that of funk.

Usage examples:

Some excellent funky beats

adjective

Frightened, panicky, or cowardly.

Usage examples:

He did not give up to you like a funky traveller to a highwayman

adjective

Smelling stale, damp, or stuffy.

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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

Affected by mildew; mouldy.

Usage examples:

The first room had a mildewy smell to it

adjective

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

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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

Mouldy, musty, or festering.

Usage examples:

A mucid sheet of green scum floated undisturbed over the goldfish pool

adjective

Having a strong or unpleasant smell.

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Smelly feet

adjective

Having an unpleasant smell

Usage examples:

Smelly feet, the basement is damp and smelly.

adjective

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

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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

adjective

(of a place) lacking fresh air or ventilation.

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A stuffy, overcrowded office

adjective

Formal, boring, and not modern

Usage examples:

A stuffy, arrogant man, the office gets so stuffy in the afternoon.

adjective

(of a room or space) not provided with fresh air.

Usage examples:

Dark and unventilated cargo holds

adjective

If a space is unventilated, fresh air cannot enter and move around it

Usage examples:

The heat in the unventilated office soon became unbearable.