fusty
/ˈfʌstɪ/adjective
1fustier, fustiest
- smelling stale, damp, or stuffy发霉味的：
the fusty odour of decay.
腐烂产生的霉味。
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- old-fashioned in attitude or style（态度, 风格）守旧的, 过时的：
grammar in the classroom became a fusty notion.
语法课堂教学已经过时。
派生词
fustily
adverbfustiness
noun词源
late 15th cent.: from Old French fuste 'smelling of the cask', from fust 'cask, tree trunk', from Latin fustis 'cudgel'.