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FUSTY

fusty, standpat, unprogressive, nonprogressive

(adjective) old-fashioned and out of date

fusty, musty, frowsty

(adjective) stale and unclean smelling

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

fustiest

superlative form of fusty: most fusty

Source: Wiktionary


FUSTY

Fusty, a. [Compar. Fustier; superl Fustiest.] Etym: [See 2d Fust.]

1. Moldy; musty; ill-smelling; rank. "A fusty plebeians." Shak.

2. Moping. [Archaic] A melancholy, fusty humor. Pepys.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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