Mustier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Musty \Mus"ty\, a. [Compar. {Mustier}; superl. {Mustiest}.]
     [From L. mustum must; or perh. fr. E. moist. Cf. {Must}, n.,
     {Moist}.]
     1. Having the rank, pungent, offensive odor and taste which
        substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist
        weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy; as, musty corn;


        musty books. --Harvey.
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     2. Spoiled by age; rank; stale.
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              The proverb is somewhat musty.        --Shak.
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     3. Dull; heavy; spiritless. "That he may not grow musty and
        unfit for conversation." --Addison.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  musty
       adj 1: covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy
              (or musty) odor" [syn: {moldy}, {mouldy}]
       2: stale and unclean smelling [syn: {fusty}, {frowsty}]
       [also: {mustiest}, {mustier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mustier
       See {musty}