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Smelling of dampness or dustiness. Also: Outmoded.

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Usage examples (36)
  • The abandoned mansion smelled musty because of disuse.
  • The two boys stared down at the black rectangle on the table, breathing in musty basement air.
  • musty documents filed away in musty drawers, and old, old letters and deeds-of-law with crumbling edges, referred to it casually.
  • It smells kind of musty in there, now - I like the upholstery better here.
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