📖 Definitions of "Fusty"
adjective
- 1
Moldy or musty.
- 2
Stale-smelling or stuffy.
- 3
(by extension) Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
- 4
(of wine) Tasting of the cask.
🔄 Synonyms of "Fusty"
7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| malodorous | Having a bad odor. |
| mustynoun | Having an odour or taste of mould; also (generally), having a stale or unfresh odour or taste. |
| frowsty | Of an atmosphere: not fresh; close, musty, stuffy; of an object: having a musty, stale odour. |
| standpat | Resisting change; favouring the status quo. |
| unprogressivenoun | Not progressive; not contributing to progress. |
| nonprogressivenoun | Not progressive. |
| conservativenoun | (politics) One who seeks to promote or preserve traditional values or institutions. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fusty"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mustynoun | Having an odour or taste of mould; also (generally), having a stale or unfresh odour or taste. |
| frowstynoun | Of an atmosphere: not fresh; close, musty, stuffy; of an object: having a musty, stale odour. |
| malodorous | Having a bad odor. |
| unprogressivenoun | Not progressive; not contributing to progress. |
| nonprogressivenoun | Not progressive. |
| conservativenoun | (politics) One who seeks to promote or preserve traditional values or institutions. |
| standpat | Resisting change; favouring the status quo. |
| moldy | Covered with mold. |
| foistynoun | mouldy, musty, fusty |
| hoary | White or grey with age. |
| musthy | Alternative form of musty (“in musth”). [Affected by dampness or mould; damp, mildewed, mouldy.] |
| fusted | (obsolete) mouldy; having a bad smell |
| sappy | (US) Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy) |
| frowy | — |
| muggynoun | (of the weather, air, etc.) Humid, or hot and humid. |
| hoared | (obsolete) moldy; musty |
| frouzy | fetid, musty; rank; disordered and offensive to the smell or sight |
| mouldy | Covered with mould. |
| mouldly | (obsolete) mouldy |
| mozynoun | Shaggy; hairy. |
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