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fusty Definition

fusty (fus)

adjective fustier fus′·tier, fustiest fus′·ti·est

  1. smelling stale or stuffy; musty; moldy
  2. not up-to-date; old-fashioned; conservative

Etymology: < fust, a musty smell < Early ModE, a cask (ME foist) < OFr cask, orig. tree trunk < L fustis, wooden stick

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fusty Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • place: Submission 4 " We think Parliament is regarded as a fusty private place - more akin to a Gentleman's Club.
  • image: The Co-operative Party suffered in the past from a fusty image, at odds with its radical agenda.
  • relic: The coroner's court was inadequate to dal with such cases. it was a musty, fusty relic from the middle ages.

Modifying Another Word

  • slightly: I peered out from beneath the slightly fusty smelling brim of the old green satin cloak.

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