Musty

GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

Musty Tension

• adj.霉臭的
• ［英］ adj.霉臭的 ( stale in odor or taste; spoiled by age)

Webster Collegiate

adjective (mustier; -est)

• Etymology: ⁴ must
• Date: 1530
• 1.
  • a. impaired by damp or mildew ; moldy
  • b. tasting of mold
  • c. smelling of damp and decay ; fusty
• 2.
  • a. trite, stale <musty prose>
  • b.
    • (1) antiquated <musty customs>
    • (2) superannuated
• Synonyms: see malodorous
• ? mustily adverb
• ? mustiness noun

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