mustiness

Variant of musty

musty definition

musty (mus′tē)

adjective mustier -·tier, mustiest -·ti·est

  1. having a stale, moldy smell or taste, as an unused room, food kept in a damp place, etc.
  2. stale or trite; worn-out; antiquated musty ideas
  3. dull; apathetic

Etymology: < ? earlier moisty < moist

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.