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Dictionary: fus·ty   (fŭs') pronunciation
 
adj., -ti·er, -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.]

fustily fus'ti·ly adv.
fustiness fus'ti·ness n.
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Thesaurus: fusty
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adjective

  1. Smelling of mildew or decay: frowzy, moldy, musty, putrid, rancid, rank2, rotten. See smells/good smells/bad smells/smell.
  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a style or method formerly in vogue: antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, dated, dowdy, old, old-fashioned, old-time, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, passé, vintage. See new/old.

 
Antonyms: fusty
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adj

Definition: old-fashioned
Antonyms: modern, up to date

adj

Definition: stuffy
Antonyms: airy, ventilated


 
WordNet: fusty
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: stale and unclean smelling
  Synonyms: musty, frowsty

Meaning #2: old-fashioned and out of date
  Synonyms: standpat, unprogressive, nonprogressive


 
Translations: Fusty
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - muggen, skimlet, gammeldags

Nederlands (Dutch)
schimmelig, muf, star ouderwets

Français (French)
adj. - de moisi, (fig) suranné, vieillot

Deutsch (German)
adj. - muffig, schimmelig, verstaubt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μπαγιάτικος

Italiano (Italian)
antiquato, raffermo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - mofento, retrógrado (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
затхлый, старомодный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - que huele a cerrado, chapado a la antigua

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - unken, förlegad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
旧式的, 陈腐的, 霉臭的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 舊式的, 陳腐的, 黴臭的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 곰팡내 나는, 완고한, 숨이 막힐 듯한, 낡은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - かび臭い, 古臭い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عفن , رجعي , محافظ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מסריח, מעופש, מיושן, טחוב, מחניק‬


 
 
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