the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Having the rank, pungent, offensive odor and taste which substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy
adj. Spoiled by age; rank; stale.
adj. Dull; heavy; spiritless.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Moldy; sour: as, a musty cask; musty corn or straw; musty books.
Having an ill flavor; vapid: as, musty wine.
Dull; heavy; spiritless; moping; stale.
n. Snuff having a musty flavor.
To become musty.
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adj. stale and unclean smelling
adj. covered with or smelling of mold
Word Usage
"In high school I'd skip lunch and spend the money in musty bookstores on Jackson Blvd., their names long forgotten."