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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
mus·ty1       [muhs-tee] Pronunciation Key
–adjective, -ti·er, -ti·est.
1.having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold, as old buildings, long-closed rooms, or stale food.
2.obsolete; outdated; antiquated: musty laws.
3.dull; apathetic.
[Origin: 1520–30; perh. var. of moisty (ME; see moist, -y1) with loss of i before s as in master]

—Related forms
mus·ti·ly, adverb
mus·ti·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. dank, moldy, stale.
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must·y       (mŭs'tē)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   must·i·er, must·i·est
  1. Stale or moldy in odor or taste.
    1. Hackneyed or trite; dull.
    2. Out of date; antiquated.
    3. Out of use or practice; rusty.


[Alteration of obsolete moisty, from moist.]

must'i·ly adv., must'i·ness n.
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mustiness

noun
the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Mustiness

Mus"ti*ness\, n. The quality or state of being musty.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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