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[ mohl-dee ] / ˈmoʊl di / SEE SYNONYMS FOR moldy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, mold·i·er, mold·i·est.overgrown or covered with mold. musty, as from decay or age. Informal. old-fashioned; outmoded: moldy ideas about higher education. Origin of moldyMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at mold2, -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM moldymold·i·ness, nounun·mold·y, adjectiveWords nearby moldymold loft, Moldova, Moldovan, moldwarp, mold wash, moldy, moldy fig, mole, Molech, mole crab, mole cricket Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for moldyMany say they became sick after eating the frozen or moldy food the CBP officials gave them. Detained Immigrant Children Report Physical, Verbal, and Sexual Abuse By Border Patrol Agents|Caitlin Dickson|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST That educated lingo is used to sweeten biscuits so moldy no one should be expected to swallow them. A Great Black Actor Goes Loco|Stanley Crouch|April 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST Ahead loomed the gloomy old Abbington Monastery, a structure of moldy stone enclosed by a high brick wall. The Cry at Midnight|Mildred A. Wirt They had eaten nothing for nigh a week, except some moldy bread, with the chance of a stray cat or a shot bird to flavor it. Under Two Flags|Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]
A detour and they avoided an ore car, rusty and half filled, standing on the little track, now sagging on moldy ties. The Cross-Cut|Courtney Ryley Cooper Corn silage is a fine feed if it is not moldy and does not contain so much corn as to be too fattening. Ducks and Geese|Harry M. Lamon I paused, arrested by that moldy and stale odor peculiar to deserted and condemned rooms, of dead rooms. Famous Modern Ghost Stories|Various
British Dictionary definitions for moldy
adjective moldier or moldiestthe US spelling of mouldy Derived forms of moldymoldiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to moldyputrid, rotting, rotten, funky, smelly, stale, dirty, stuffy, airless, mildewed, mildewy |