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mustier |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Musty \Mus"ty\, a. [Compar. {Mustier}; superl. {Mustiest}.] [From L. mustum must or perh. fr E. moist. Cf {Must}, n., {Moist}.] 1. 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. --Harvey. 2. Spoiled by age; rank; stale. The proverb is somewhat musty. --Shak. 3. Dull; heavy; spiritless. ``That he may not grow musty and unfit for conversation.'' --Addison.
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