mustiness
71musty — adj. (mustier, mustiest) 1 mouldy. 2 of a mouldy or stale smell or taste. 3 stale, antiquated (musty old books). Derivatives: mustily adv. mustiness n. Etymology: perh. alt. f. moisty (MOIST) by assoc. with MUST(2) …
72staleness — noun 1. unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed • Syn: ↑triteness • Derivationally related forms: ↑stale, ↑trite (for: ↑triteness) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
73cephaleuros — ˌsefəˈlu̇rəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from cephal + Greek eurōs mold, mustiness; perhaps akin to Latin operire to cover more at weir : a genus of epiphytic and parasitic green algae (family Trentepohliaceae) that includes the …
74fust — I. ˈfu̇st, ˈfəst noun ( s) Etymology: back formation from fusty dialect Britain : a strong musty smell : mustiness II. intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) 1 …
