Use the word musty to describe an unclean, stale and possibly moldy smell. If something smells musty that means it’s probably been sitting in a damp corner without any air for a little too long.
Having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy;
Adjective S.
stale and unclean smelling
Adjective S.
covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor"
n.
Having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which
substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul
or sour and fetid; moldy; as, musty corn; musty books.
n.
Spoiled by age; rank; stale.
n.
Dull; heavy; spiritless.
Musty
The proverb is somewhat musty.3.
Having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy;
Usage Examples
The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself and can never be erased.
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