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moldiness

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mold⋅y

  [mohl-dee]
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–adjective, mold⋅i⋅er, mold⋅i⋅est.
1. overgrown or covered with mold.
2. musty, as from decay or age.
3. Informal. old-fashioned; outmoded: moldy ideas about higher education.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see mold 2 , -y 1

Related forms:
mold⋅i⋅ness, noun
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mold·y   (mōl'dē)   
adj.   mold·i·er, mold·i·est

  1. Covered with or containing mold: moldy bread.

  2. Musty or stale, as from age or decay.

mold'i·ness n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: moldy
Variant: or chiefly British mouldy /'mOl-dE/
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: mold·i·er or chieflyBritish mould·i·er; -est
: covered with a mold-producing fungus <moldy bread>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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