to smell stale
101ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …
102fusty — fus•ty [[t]ˈfʌs ti[/t]] adj. ti•er, ti•est 1) having a stale smell 2) old fashioned; out of date 3) stubbornly conservative; fogyish • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME, =fust < OF: wine cask, tree trunk (< L fūstis stick, pole) + y fus′ti•ly, adv.… …
103rancid — ran•cid [[t]ˈræn sɪd[/t]] adj. 1) having a rank, unpleasant smell or taste: rancid oil[/ex] 2) (of an odor or taste) rank, unpleasant, and stale 3) offensive or nasty • Etymology: 1640–50; < L rancidus rank, stinking ran′cid•ly, adv.… …
104fusty — /ˈfʌsti / (say fustee) adjective (fustier, fustiest) 1. mouldy; musty; having a stale smell; stuffy. 2. old fashioned or conservative. 3. stubbornly old fashioned and out of date. {Middle English, from Old French fust wine cask, log, from Latin… …
105musty — /ˈmʌsti / (say mustee) adjective (mustier, mustiest) 1. having a smell or flavour suggestive of mould, as old buildings, long closed rooms, food, etc. 2. made stale by time, or antiquated: musty laws. 3. dull; apathetic. {variant of moisty (from… …
106mustiness — musty ► ADJECTIVE (mustier, mustiest) 1) having a stale or mouldy smell or taste. 2) unoriginal or outdated. DERIVATIVES mustiness noun. ORIGIN perhaps an alteration of moisty moist …
107musty — ► ADJECTIVE (mustier, mustiest) 1) having a stale or mouldy smell or taste. 2) unoriginal or outdated. DERIVATIVES mustiness noun. ORIGIN perhaps an alteration of moisty moist …
108fusty — [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… …
109rancid — [ran′sid] adj. [L rancidus < rancere, to be rank] 1. having the bad smell or taste of stale fats or oils; spoiled 2. repugnant rancidity [ran′sid′ə tē] n. rancidness rancidly adv …
110fust|y — «FUHS tee», adjective, fust|i|er, fust|i|est. 1. having a stale smell; musty; moldy; stuffy: »the fusty atmosphere of an unventilated …
