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# mouldy

adjective (mouldy, mouldier, mouldiest)

«mouldy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Covered with mould, a soft, furry fungus that grows on old food or in damp places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouldy/#m1)
2. (informal, UK) Old, mean or nasty: «a mouldy old jumper». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouldy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science: mould is a fungus; it grows best in warm, damp places and is a decomposer that breaks down old food. In safety and health: don't eat mouldy food, don't sniff it (spores can make you ill), and throw it away; damp rooms can get mouldy walls. Phrases: «mouldy bread», «go mouldy».

### Examples

- The bread went mouldy after a week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouldy/#x1)
- Don't eat that – it's mouldy! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouldy/#x2)
- We grew mouldy bread in a bag for our science experiment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouldy/#x3)
- The bathroom wall is mouldy because it's damp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouldy/#x4)
- Mouldy fruit is fuzzy and green or white. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouldy/#x5)
- Throw away the mouldiest strawberries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouldy/#x6)
- Then it took them to another lake, into which they cast a mouldy log. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouldy/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: «mouldy» in UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada; «moldy» in the USA. Comparative: mouldier, mouldiest. Noun: mould / mold.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mouldy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouldy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mouldy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mouldy.html) on Mova free.