fusty

Meaning

1. Moldy or musty.
2. Stale-smelling or stuffy.
3. (broadly, figuratively) Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
4. Tasting of the cask.

Synonyms

musty

stuffy

nonprogressive

standpat

mouldy

frowsty

unprogressive

antiquated

unfashionable

out-of-date

old-fashioned

stale

stodgy

offensive

old-time

old-world

ossified

outmoded

out of date

passe

pokey

rococo

rotten

smelly

stinking

unpleasant

old-hat

antediluvian

passee

antique

démodé

dowdy

fogey

frowsy

frumpish

frumpy

fuggy

groovy

mildewy

moldy

noisome

Translations

verstaubt

kokmuş

muf

rancio

köhnelik

küflü

anticuado

moderig

altmodisch

muffig

köhne

🧓

veraltet

verfault

faulig

überholt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fʌsti/

Etymology

Cognate with French: fût

Cognate with Scots: foosty

In summary

From Old French fust (“wood”) (modern French fût (“cask”)), from Latin fūstis (“a cudgel”).
Compare Scots foosty.