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# musty

adjective (mustier, mustiest)

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

## Everyday

Musty means smelling damp, stale or old, as a room or food does when it has not been aired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musty/#m1)

### In the lessons

describes food, rooms or wine that have gone stale or damp in a tale

### Examples

- They gave me onions and musty wine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musty/#x1)
- The cellar smelled musty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musty/#x2)
- Musty eggs were served at the feast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musty/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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