fusty

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Moldy or musty.

2. 2

   Stale-smelling or stuffy.

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   • You always knew where to find him if he were wanted; he would be in his study with a book. Very likely it would be an old, old book, some fusty old thing that no one else would dream of reading.
3. 3

   Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.

   • Oh sweet surprise - oh dear delight To find it undisputed quite - All musty, fusty rules despite, That Art is wrong and Nature right!
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   1. 4

      Tasting of the cask.

      • Now consider what happens when that flavor is not fresh lemon but scorched garlic or some fusty wine. Unpleasant flavors are distributed at the same molecular level as good ones.
      • Alison had a mouthful of warm, rather fusty wine and lay back on the grass, cupping the back of her head in her hand.

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