- fusty
- fusty "stale-smelling," late 14c., from O.Fr. fusté "fusty, tasting of the cask," from O.Fr. fuist, "wine cask," originally "stick, stave," from L. fustis "staff, stick of wood."
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Fusty — Fusty, a. [Compar. {Fustier}; superl. {Fustiest}.] [See {2d Fust}.] 1. Moldy; musty; ill smelling; rank. A fusty nut. Fusty plebeians. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Moping. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] A melancholy, fusty humor. Pepys. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fusty — (Fusti, engl., spr. Fosti), alles Beschädigte, Unbrauchbare an einer Waare. Daher Fustyrechnung (Fustirechnung), Abzug wegen des Schadhaften an einer Waare, od. wegen des Unbrauchbaren, so wegen zu viel Unreinigkeit, Staub etc. bei Kaffee,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Fusty — (Stiele), Refactie, im Handel das Unbrauchbare oder Schadhafte einer Waare … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
fusty — index sordid, stale Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fusty — musty, rancid, *malodorous, putrid, fetid, stinking, noisome, rank Analogous words: *dirty, squalid, nasty, filthy, foul: slovenly, unkempt, disheveled, sloppy, *slipshod … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fusty — ► ADJECTIVE (fustier, fustiest) 1) smelling stale, damp, or stuffy. 2) old fashioned. DERIVATIVES fustiness noun. ORIGIN Old French fuste smelling of the cask … English terms dictionary
fusty — [fus′tē] adj. fustier, fustiest [< fust, a musty smell < Early ModE, a cask (ME foist) < OFr cask, orig. tree trunk < L fustis, wooden stick] 1. smelling stale or stuffy; musty; moldy 2. not up to date; old fashioned; conservative… … English World dictionary
fusty — [[t]fʌ̱sti[/t]] fustier, fustiest 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something or someone as fusty, you disapprove of them because they are old fashioned in attitudes or ideas. The fusty old establishment refused to recognise the demand… … English dictionary
fusty — UK [ˈfʌstɪ] / US adjective Word forms fusty : adjective fusty comparative fustier superlative fustiest 1) something that is fusty smells old, dusty, or damp 2) old fashioned in appearance, style, or attitude a grand rather fusty hotel … English dictionary
fusty — fus|ty [ˈfʌsti] adj [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: fust wooden wine container (15 16 centuries), from Old French, from Latin fustis; FUSTIAN] 1.) if rooms, clothes, buildings etc are fusty, they have an unpleasant smell, because they have not been… … Dictionary of contemporary English
