musty

/ˈmʌsti/
adjective
  1. Having a stale, damp, or moldy smell or taste.
    • The basement had a musty odor from the old carpet.
    • The library smelled musty, like old paper and dust.
    • She threw away the musty bread that had been left in the pantry.
  2. Old-fashioned or outdated in a way that seems dull or uninteresting.
    • His musty ideas about education no longer appealed to the students.
    • The museum's musty exhibits needed a modern update.
    • She found the old textbook's musty language hard to follow.
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