🔄 Synonyms of "Musty"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| stalenoun | No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc. |
| malodorous | Having a bad odor. |
| fusty | (figuratively, by extension) Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update. |
| moldy | Covered with mold. |
| mouldy | Covered with mould. |
| frowsty | Of an atmosphere: not fresh; close, musty, stuffy; of an object: having a musty, stale odour. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Musty"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| fustynoun | (figuratively, by extension) Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update. |
| frowstynoun | Of an atmosphere: not fresh; close, musty, stuffy; of an object: having a musty, stale odour. |
| mouldy | Covered with mould. |
| moldy | Covered with mold. |
| malodorous | Having a bad odor. |
| stalenoun | No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc. |
| dampverb | In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist. |
| musthy | Alternative form of musty (“in musth”). [Affected by dampness or mould; damp, mildewed, mouldy.] |
| muggynoun | (of the weather, air, etc.) Humid, or hot and humid. |
| mouldly | (obsolete) mouldy |
| foistynoun | mouldy, musty, fusty |
| mucid | (now rare) Musty; mouldy; slimy or mucous. |
| hoary | White or grey with age. |
| mildewed | Covered with mildew. |
| dampish | Moderately damp or moist. |
| mucedinous | Resembling mould or mildew. |
| hoared | (obsolete) moldy; musty |
| humid | Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery. |
| dampsome | Characterised or marked by dampness |
| fusted | (obsolete) mouldy; having a bad smell |
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🎨 Adjectives for "Musty"
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🏷️ Nouns for "Musty"
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