to smell stale

  • 91mustier — mus·ty || mÊŒstɪ adj. stale, having no ventilation, pertaining to that which is closed up; having a mildewy smell, moldy; old, no longer in use …

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  • 92mustiest — mus·ty || mÊŒstɪ adj. stale, having no ventilation, pertaining to that which is closed up; having a mildewy smell, moldy; old, no longer in use …

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  • 93musty — mus·ty || mÊŒstɪ adj. stale, having no ventilation, pertaining to that which is closed up; having a mildewy smell, moldy; old, no longer in use …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 94BO —    the smell of stale sweat    The initial letters of the advertising slogan of the makers of Lifebuoy Soap, which claimed to correct the condition which they termed body odour.     Not the BO that surges down the airline cabin when British… …

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  • 95musty — adjective (mustier, mustiest) 1》 having a stale or mouldy smell or taste. 2》 unoriginal or outdated. Derivatives mustily adverb mustiness noun Origin C16: perh. an alt. of moisty moist …

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  • 96mingle — verb mingled, mingling 1 (I, T) if two feelings, sounds, smells etc mingle, they combine with each other but can still be recognized separately (+ with): excitement mingled with nervousness. (+ together): The smell of sweat and stale cigar smoke… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 97rid — 1 adjective 1 get rid of a) to throw away something you do not want or use any more: It s time we got rid of all these old toys. b) to take action so that you no longer have something unpleasant that you do not want: I can t get rid of this cough …

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  • 98fume — 1. noun (fumes) 1) a fire giving off toxic fumes Syn: smoke, vapor, gas, effluvium; exhaust; pollution 2) stale wine fumes Syn: smell, odor, stink …

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  • 99sentimental — sentimental, romantic, mawkish, maudlin, soppy, mushy, slushy are comparable when they mean unduly or affectedly emotional. Sentimental usually suggests emotion that does not arise from genuine or natural feeling but is evoked by an external… …

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  • 100stagnate — v 1. rot, decompose, decay, spoil, putrefy; fester, suppurate, Pathol. maturate; deteriorate, degenerate, decline, worsen, go to seed, go to pot; smell, stink, reek; stale, sour. 2. idle, lie idle, slumber, loaf, vegetate, rest; languish, laze,… …

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