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mustinesses

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mus⋅ty

1  [muhs-tee]
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–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 obsolete; outdated; antiquated: musty laws.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, -y 1 ) 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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