musty[adjective]Synonyms: stale, airless, dank, fusty, mildewed, mouldy, old, smelly, stuffy
Related Words: dirty,
filthy,
squalid [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
must‧y /ˈmʌsti/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: Perhaps from moisty 'wet' (15-19 centuries), from moist; influenced by ⇒ must2(2)]
a musty room, house, or object has an unpleasant smell, because it is old and has not had any fresh air for a long time:
the musty smell of old books [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲