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- [fuhs-tee]
- /ˈfʌs ti/
- /ˈfʌs.ti/
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- [fuhs-tee]
- /ˈfʌs ti/
Definitions of fusty word
- adjective fusty having a stale smell; moldy; musty: fusty rooms that were in need of a good airing. 1
- adjective fusty old-fashioned or out-of-date, as architecture, furnishings, or the like: They still live in that fusty, gingerbread house. 1
- adjective fusty stubbornly conservative or old-fashioned; fogyish. 1
- noun fusty Smelling stale, damp, or stuffy. 1
- adjective fusty musty 1
- adjective fusty old-fashioned 1
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Origin of fusty
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English fusti, equivalent to fust (noun) < Old French: wine cask, tree trunk (< Latin fūstis stick, pole) + -y1
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Parts of speech for Fusty
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fusty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
fusty usage trend in Literature
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adj fusty
- damp — Something that is damp is slightly wet.
- fetid — having an offensive odor; stinking.
- malodorous — having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad: a malodorous swamp.
- musty — having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold, as old buildings, long-closed rooms, or stale food.
- rank — Otto [awt-oh] /ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1884–1939, Austrian psychoanalyst.
adjective fusty
- foetid — having an offensive odor; stinking.
- moldy — overgrown or covered with mold.
- mouldy — a torpedo.
- rotten — decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
Antonyms for fusty
adjective fusty
- trendy — of, in, or pertaining to the latest trend or style.
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