fusty

Adjective
Synonyms: mustyfrowstystandpat(a)unprogressivenonprogressive

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. stale and unclean smellingSynonyms: mustyfrowsty
  2. old-fashioned and out of dateSynonyms: standpat(a)unprogressivenonprogressive
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Fusty \Fusty\, a. [Compar. Fustier; superl. Fustiest.] [See 2d Fust.]

1.Moldy; musty; ill-smelling; rank. "A fusty nut." "Fusty plebeians." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2.Moping. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]

A melancholy, fusty humor.— Pepys.[1913 Webster]
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