Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
fusty, musty, frowsty
(adjective) stale and unclean smelling
moldy, mouldy, musty
(adjective) covered with or smelling of mold; “moldy bread”; “a moldy (or musty) odor”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mustier
comparative form of musty
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Source: Wiktionary
Mus"ty, a. [Compar. Mustier; superl. Mustiest.] Etym: [From L. mustum must; or perh. fr. E. moist. Cf. Must, n., Moist.]
1. Having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy; as, musty corn; musty books. Harvey.
2. Spoiled by age; rank; stale. The proverb is somewhat musty. Shak.
3. Dull; heavy; spiritless. "That he may not grow musty and unfit for conversation." Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.