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fusty

 

Definitions from WordNet

Adjective fusty has 2 senses
  1. fusty, musty, frowsty - stale and unclean smelling
    Antonym: fragrant (indirect, via malodorous)
  2. fusty, standpat, unprogressive, nonprogressive - old-fashioned and out of date
    Antonym: liberal (indirect, via conservative)

Definitions from the Web

Fusty

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Having a stale or musty smell.

Example sentence: The old library was filled with fusty books that hadn't been touched in years.

Sense 2: Old-fashioned or out of date.

Example sentence: He refused to update his wardrobe and continued to wear fusty clothes from the 80s.

Sense 3: Stifling or lacking fresh air.

Example sentence: The stuffy classroom made students feel fusty and eager to get outside.

Sense 4: Traditional or conservative in behavior or beliefs.

Example sentence: The fusty politician opposed any changes to the current system.

Sense 5: Local and dialect variation of "fist"

Example sentence: In some regions, people refer to their fists as "fusties".

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