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单词 musty
释义 musty
I. \ˈməstē, -ti\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: must (IV) + -y
1.
 a. : impaired by damp or mildew : moldy
  < musty relic >
 b. : tasting of mold
  < musty wine >
 c. : smelling of damp and decay : fusty
  < a pathetic air of dilapidation … and a musty, shut-up smell — George du Maurier >
2.
 a. : trite, dull, stale
  < the proverb is something musty — Shakespeare >
 b. : antiquated, superannuated
  < musty statute >
  < a musty clerk on a high stool >
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
obsolete : to become musty
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