Fusty (Adjective)
Meaning 2
Stale and unclean smelling.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The old bookstore had a fusty smell that made me wrinkle my nose in distaste.
- After being closed up for months, the cabin had a fusty air that was overwhelming.
- The hotel room had a fusty odor that seemed to cling to everything, including the bedspread.
- The basement was musty and fusty, with a smell that seemed to seep into my clothes.
- The antique shop was filled with fusty old trinkets and dusty relics that seemed to reek of age.