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    MOLDY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: moldier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, moldiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: moldier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: moldiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Covered with or smelling of moldplay

    Example:

    a moldy (or musty) odor

    Synonyms:

    moldy; mouldy; musty

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    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)

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