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MOLDY
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Irregular inflected forms: moldier , moldiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Covered with or smelling of mold
Example:
a moldy (or musty) odor
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
stale (lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age)
Derivation:
mold (a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter)
moldiness (the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy)