英语词汇“fusty”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Use the adjective fusty to describe something that's covered with dust and smells a little old and musty. Your grandmother's attic is probably full of fusty knickknacks.

Fusty is perfect for describing anything from a slightly mildewed quilt at the back of your closet to your brother's camping gear, forgotten in the trunk of his car for months and smelling a little ripe. You can also use it to talk about an antique idea or attitude, like your uncle's fusty, outdated opinions on the roles of men and women. The Old French root of fusty is fusté, "tasting or smelling of the cask," from fuist, "wine cask."

WORD FAMILY

fusty: fustier, fustiest, fustily

USAGE EXAMPLES

Roll your sleeves to counteract the sweater’s fusty image.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 14, 2016)

One critic recently wrote, on a popular Spanish blog, that “Marías does what no one does better: turn politics into a fusty egotrip.”

The New Yorker(Dec 08, 2016)

Lowe has a fine-arts degree from the Ruskin School of Art, at Oxford University, but he is happy to stand apart from fusty academic conservationists.

The New Yorker(Nov 20, 2016)

1adj stale and unclean smelling

Syn

frowsty, musty
ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling

having an unpleasant smell

2adj old-fashioned and out of date

Syn

nonprogressive, standpat, unprogressive
conservative

resistant to change

单词	fusty
释义	fusty (once / 21648 pages) adj Use the adjective fusty to describe something that's covered with dust and smells a little old and musty. Your grandmother's attic is probably full of fusty knickknacks. Fusty is perfect for describing anything from a slightly mildewed quilt at the back of your closet to your brother's camping gear, forgotten in the trunk of his car for months and smelling a little ripe. You can also use it to talk about an antique idea or attitude, like your uncle's fusty, outdated opinions on the roles of men and women. The Old French root of fusty is fusté, "tasting or smelling of the cask," from fuist, "wine cask." WORD FAMILY fusty: fustier, fustiest, fustily USAGE EXAMPLES Roll your sleeves to counteract the sweater’s fusty image. Wall Street Journal(Dec 14, 2016) One critic recently wrote, on a popular Spanish blog, that “Marías does what no one does better: turn politics into a fusty egotrip.” The New Yorker(Dec 08, 2016) Lowe has a fine-arts degree from the Ruskin School of Art, at Oxford University, but he is happy to stand apart from fusty academic conservationists. The New Yorker(Nov 20, 2016) 1adj stale and unclean smelling Syn frowsty, musty ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling having an unpleasant smell 2adj old-fashioned and out of date Syn nonprogressive, standpat, unprogressive conservative resistant to change
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