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The definition of musty is having a moldy, stale or damp smell.

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An old house that has been shut up for years and that no fresh air has entered is an example of a house that would be described as musty.
Towels that are left in the washer too long after the cycle ends and that smell moldy and unclean are an example of towels that would be described as musty.

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adjective mustier, mustiest

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

Origin: < ? earlier moisty < moist

Related Forms:

mustily adverb
mustiness noun

See musty in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective must·i·er, must·i·est

Stale or moldy in odor or taste.
a. Hackneyed or trite; dull.
b. Out of date; antiquated.
c. Out of use or practice; rusty.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of obsolete moisty

Origin: , from moist

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Related Forms:

mustˈi·ly adverb

mustˈi·ness noun

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