- fustily
- adverb see fusty
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fustily
Look at other dictionaries:
fustily — See fusty. * * * … Universalium
fustily — adverb In a fusty manner … Wiktionary
fustily — adv. in an old fashioned manner, anachronistically; mustily … English contemporary dictionary
fustily — fus·ti·ly … English syllables
fustily — ˈfəstə̇lē, li adverb : in a fusty manner * * * fustˈily adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑fusty … Useful english dictionary
fusty — fustily, adv. fustiness, n. /fus tee/, adj., fustier, fustiest. 1. having a stale smell; moldy; musty: fusty rooms that were in need of a good airing. 2. old fashioned or out of date, as architecture, furnishings, or the like: They still live in… … Universalium
fusty — adjective (fustier; est) Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English foisted, foist musty, from foist wine cask, from Anglo French fust, fuist wood, tree trunk, cask, from Medieval Latin fustis Date: 14th century 1. British impaired by age… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fustiness — See fustily. * * * … Universalium
fustiness — noun The quality of being fusty See Also: fustily … Wiktionary
frowzily — adv. fustily, mustily; in a slattern manner, in a slovenly way … English contemporary dictionary
