mustiness
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English musty Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English mustiness From musty + -ness.
- The characteristic of being musty.
“But during those two years for some reason or other the house had fallen into premature and rapid decay. With a very few months an air of mustiness began to hang over the once palatial residence of the rich foreign financier.”