Mouldy

  • 1mouldy — see MOLDY (Cf. moldy) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 2mouldy — (US moldy) ► ADJECTIVE (mouldier, mouldiest) 1) covered with or smelling of mould. 2) informal boring or worthless. DERIVATIVES mouldiness noun …

    English terms dictionary

  • 3mouldy — mould|y BrE moldy AmE [ˈməuldi US ˈmoul ] adj covered with ↑mould ▪ mouldy cheese go mouldy BrE (=become mouldy) ▪ The bread s gone mouldy …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4mouldy — BrE, moldy AmE adjective mouldier, moulidest covered with mould 1 (1): mouldy cheese | go mouldy BrE (=become mouldy): The bread s gone mouldy …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5mouldy — [[t]mo͟ʊldi[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is mouldy is covered with mould. ...mouldy bread... Oranges can be kept for a long time without going mouldy. (in AM, use moldy) …

    English dictionary

  • 6mouldy — UK [ˈməʊldɪ] / US [ˈmoʊldɪ] adjective Word forms mouldy : adjective mouldy comparative mouldier superlative mouldiest covered with mould mouldy bread …

    English dictionary

  • 7Mouldy —    Of the Gibeonites it is said that all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy (Josh. 9:5, 12). The Hebrew word here rendered mouldy (nikuddim) is rendered cracknels in 1 Kings 14:3, and denotes a kind of crisp cake. The meaning is that …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 8Mouldy — Moldy Mold y, Mouldy Mould y, a. [Compar. {Moldier}or {Mouldier}; superl. {Moldiest} or {Mouldiest}.] [From {Mold} the growth of fungi.] Overgrown with, or containing, mold; smelling of mold; as, moldy cheese or bread. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 9Mouldy — Mould Mould (m[=o]lt), Moulder Mould er (m[=o]ld [ e]r), Mouldy Mould y (m[=o]ld [y^]), etc. See {Mold}, {Molder}, {Moldy}, etc. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10mouldy — adj. Mouldy is used with these nouns: ↑bread …

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