- fust|i|ness
- fust|i|ness «FUHS tee nihs», noun.1. the state or quality of being fusty; a bad smell from moldiness.2. = moldiness. (Cf. ↑moldiness)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fust|i|ness
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Fustiness — Fust i*ness, n. A fusty state or quality; moldiness; mustiness; an ill smell from moldiness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fusty — fus•ty [[t]ˈfʌs ti[/t]] adj. ti•er, ti•est 1) having a stale smell 2) old fashioned; out of date 3) stubbornly conservative; fogyish • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME, =fust < OF: wine cask, tree trunk (< L fūstis stick, pole) + y fus′ti•ly, adv.… … From formal English to slang
