- moldy
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adjective
(moldier; -est)
Date: 14th century
1. of, resembling, or covered with mold
2.
a. being old and moldering ; crumbling
b. antiquated, fusty <moldy tradition> • moldiness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
moldy
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Moldy — Mold y, Mouldy Mould y, a. [Compar. {Moldier}or {Mouldier}; superl. {Moldiest} or {Mouldiest}.] [From {Mold} the growth of fungi.] Overgrown with, or containing, mold; smelling of mold; as, moldy cheese or bread. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
moldy — or chiefly Brit mouldy mōl dē adj, mold·i·er or chiefly Brit mould·i·er; est covered with a mold producing fungus <moldy bread> … Medical dictionary
moldy — index stale Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
moldy — (adj.) also mouldy, 1570s, earlier mowly (late 14c.), from MOLD (Cf. mold) (n.2) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Moldiness … Etymology dictionary
moldy — (Amer.) adj. mildewy, overgrown with mold, musty with age or decay (also mouldy) … English contemporary dictionary
moldy — [adj] musty airless, dirty, funky, mildewed, mildewy, putrid, rotten, rotting, smelly, stale, stuffy; concepts 578,598,603,797 … New thesaurus
moldy — (Brit. mouldy) ► ADJECTIVE (moldier, moldiest) 1) covered with or smelling of mould. 2) informal boring or worthless. DERIVATIVES moldiness noun … English terms dictionary
moldy — [mōl′dē] adj. moldier, moldiest [ MOLD2 + Y3] 1. covered or overgrown with mold 2. musty or stale, as from age or decay moldiness n … English World dictionary
moldy — moldiness, n. /mohl dee/, adj., moldier, moldiest. 1. overgrown or covered with mold. 2. musty, as from decay or age. 3. Informal. old fashioned; outmoded: moldy ideas about higher education. [1350 1400; ME; see MOLD2, Y1] * * * … Universalium
moldy — adj. Moldy is used with these nouns: ↑bread … Collocations dictionary
