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fus·ty

(fŭs′tē)

adj. fus·ti·er, fus·ti·est

1. Smelling of mildew or decay; musty.

2. Old-fashioned; antique.

[Middle English, from Old French fust, piece of wood, wine cask, from Latin fūstis, stick, club, of unknown origin.]

fus′ti·ly adv.

fus′ti·ness n.

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fusty

(ˈfʌstɪ)

adj, -tier or -tiest

1. smelling of damp or mould; musty

2. old-fashioned in attitude

[C14: from fust wine cask, from Old French: cask, tree trunk, from Latin fūstis cudgel, club]

ˈfustily adv

ˈfustiness n

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fus•ty

(ˈfʌs ti)

adj. -ti•er, -ti•est.

1. having a stale smell.

2. old-fashioned; out-of-date.

3. stubbornly conservative; fogyish.

[1350–1400; Middle English, =fust < Old French: wine cask, tree trunk (< Latin fūstis stick, pole) + -y¹]

fus′ti•ly, adv.

fus′ti•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	fusty - stale and unclean smelling frowsty, musty ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling - having an unpleasant smell
	2.	fusty - old-fashioned and out of date nonprogressive, standpat, unprogressive conservative - resistant to change

fusty

adjective

1. old-fashioned, outdated, out-of-date, archaic, antiquated, passé, antediluvian, out of the ark (informal), old-fogeyish What do you give a fusty, old bachelor who's got everything?

2. stale, stuffy, musty, frowsty, rank, damp, mouldy, mouldering, airless, malodorous, mildewed, mildewy, ill-smelling The bedroom she was given had a fusty grandeur.

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fusty

adjective

1. Smelling of mildew or decay:

frowzy, moldy, musty, putrid, rancid, rank, rotten.

2. Of a style or method formerly in vogue:

antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, dated, dowdy, old, old-fashioned, old-time, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, passé, vintage.

Translations

stantio

fusty

[ˈfʌstɪ] ADJ (fustier (compar) (fustiest (superl))) → rancio; [air] → viciado; [room] → que huele a cerrado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fusty

[ˈfʌsti] adj

(= old-fashioned) → vieillot(te)

[smell] → de renfermé, de moisi

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fusty

adj (+er)

(pej: = old-fashioned) person, image, establishment → verstaubt

(= musty) → muffig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fusty

[ˈfʌstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (pej) (musty, smell) → che sa di stantio; (old-fashioned, ideas, outlook) → stantio/a

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