fusty
/ˈfʌsti/
adjective
- Smelling stale, damp, or moldy, usually because of a lack of fresh air.
- I opened the windows to get rid of the fusty odor in the guest room.
- The library's fusty air made me sneeze as soon as I walked in.
- The old basement had a fusty smell from years of being closed up.
- Old-fashioned, outdated, or not willing to accept new ideas.
- The company's fusty dress code feels out of place in a modern office.
- Some critics called the museum's exhibit fusty and boring.
- My grandfather's fusty opinions about technology frustrate the whole family.