Fusty

GRE 蓝宝

[编辑] 解释

adjective (fustier; -est)

Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English foisted, foist musty, from foist wine cask, from Anglo-French fust, fuist wood, tree trunk, cask, from Medieval Latin fustis
Date: 14th century
1. British impaired by age or dampness ; moldy
2. saturated with dust and stale odors ; musty
3. rigidly old-fashioned or reactionary
Synonyms: see malodorous
? fustily adverb
? fustiness noun