Musty
81must — {{11}}must (n.1) new wine, O.E. must, from L. mustum (also source of O.H.G., Ger. most, O.Fr. moust, Mod.Fr. moût, Sp., It. mosto), short for vinum mustum fresh wine, neuter of mustus fresh, new, newborn, perhaps lit. wet, and from PIE …
82stale — adjective 1) stale food Syn: old, past its best, off, dry, hard, musty, rancid, overstored Ant: fresh 2) stale air Syn: stuffy …
83stale — adjective 1) stale food Syn: old, past its best, off, dry, hard, musty, rancid 2) stale air Syn: stuffy, musty, fusty, stagnant 3) …
84mucilage — mu•ci•lage [[t]ˈmyu sə lɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) any of various, usu. liquid, preparations of gum, glue, or the like, used as an adhesive 2) bot a gummy or gelatinous substance present in plants • Etymology: 1350–1400; < MF musillage < LL mūcilāgō a… …
85funkiness — funk·y2 (fŭng’kē) adj. funk·i·er, funk·i·est 1) a) Having a moldy or musty smell: »funky cheese; funky cellars. b) Having a strong, unpleasant odor, especially the odor of the unwashed human body: »a funky locker room. 2) Music …
86funky — Ⅰ. funk·y1 (fŭng’kē) adj. funk·i·er, funk·i·est ▸ Frightened; panicky. ╂ [From FUNK(Cf. ↑funk)3.] Ⅱ. funk·y2 (fŭng’kē) adj. funk·i·er …
87must — Ⅰ. must [1] ► MODAL VERB (past had to or in reported speech must) 1) be obliged to; should. 2) expressing insistence. 3) expressing an opinion about something that is very likely. ► NOUN informal …
88moist — [14] Latin mūcidus meant ‘mouldy’ and ‘snivelling’ (it was a derivative of mūcus, source of English mucus). In Vulgar Latin it became altered to *muscidus, which is thought to have branched out in meaning to ‘wet’, and passed in this sense into… …
89funky — [fuŋ′kē] adj. funkier, funkiest [orig. black slang, lit., smelly, hence musty, earthy < obs. funk, smell, smoke, prob. < Fr dial. funkier, to smoke < VL * fumicare, for L fumigare: see FUMIGATE] 1. Dial. smelly; musty ☆ 2. Jazz having an …
90fusty — [fus′tē] adj. fustier, fustiest [< fust, a musty smell < Early ModE, a cask (ME foist) < OFr cask, orig. tree trunk < L fustis, wooden stick] 1. smelling stale or stuffy; musty; moldy 2. not up to date; old fashioned; conservative… …
