mil|dewed

mil|dewed
mil|dewed «MIHL dood, -dyood», adjective.
1. tainted with mildew: »

mildewed books.

2. Figurative. affected from lack of use; outmoded: »

“Too True To Be Good,” by George Bernard Shaw, is substandard…full of mildewed seventyish garrulities on religion, militarism, and the idle rich (Time).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • mildew — mil|dew [ mıl,du ] noun count or uncount a FUNGUS like a white powder that grows on plants and other surfaces when they are slightly wet ╾ mil|dewed adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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