Definitions for musty
ˈmʌs timusty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. moldy, mouldy, mustyadjective

   covered with or smelling of mold

   "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor"

2. fusty, musty, frowstyadjective

   stale and unclean smelling

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mustyadjective

   Having a stale odor.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mustyadjective

   Etymology: from must.

   1. Mouldy; spoiled with damp; moist and fetid.

   Was’t thou fain, poor father,
   To hovel thee with swine and rogues forlorn,
   In short and musty straw. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Pistachoes, so they be good and not musty, made into a milk, are an excellent nourisher. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   2. Stale; spoiled with age.

   While the grass grows —— the proverb is somewhat musty. Sh.

   Let those that go by water to Gravesend prefer lying upon the boards, than on musty infectious straw. Gideon Harvey.

   3. Vapid with fetidness.

   Let not, like Nævius, every error pass;
   The musty wine, foul cloth, or greasy glass. Alexander Pope.

   4. Dull; heavy; wanting activity; wanting practice in the occurrences of life.

   Xantippe, being married to a bookish man who has no knowledge of the world, is forced to take his affairs into her own hands, and to spirit him up now and then, that he may not grow musty and unfit for conversation. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. musty

   Musty typically refers to a stale, unpleasant, or damp smell often associated with mold, mildew, or lack of fresh air. It can also be used to describe something that is outdated or old-fashioned.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Mustynoun

   having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy; as, musty corn; musty books

2. Mustynoun

   spoiled by age; rank; stale

3. Mustynoun

   dull; heavy; spiritless

4. Etymology: [From L. mustum must; or perh. fr. E. moist. Cf. Must, n., Moist.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Musty

   must′i, adj. mouldy: spoiled by damp: sour: foul.—adv. Must′ily.—n. Must′iness. [Doublet of moisty&mdashmdash;L. musteus, new.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MUSTY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Musty is ranked #148347 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Musty surname appeared 111 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Musty.
   
   86.4% or 96 total occurrences were White.
   9% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.
   4.5% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

How to pronounce musty?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say musty in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of musty in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of musty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of musty in a Sentence

1. Alexander Hamilton:

   The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for, among old parchments, or musty records. They are written, as with a sun beam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power.

2. Yvette Nicole Brown:

   He does not have an odor, he smells like granola and good living. That's all I can say. He has a sweet, sweet scent that is just him. It's not musty or crazy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=musty
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Musty
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=musty
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musty
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=musty
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html