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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(adjective) old-fashioned and out of date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
Etymology
Adjective
fusty (comparative fustier, superlative fustiest)
Moldy or musty.
Stale-smelling or stuffy.
(figuratively, by extension) Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
(of wine) Tasting of the cask.
Anagrams
• yufts
Source: Wiktionary
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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