The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fusty \Fusty\, a. [Compar. Fustier; superl. Fustiest.] [See 2d Fust.] 1. Moldy; musty; ill-smelling; rank. "A fusty nut." "Fusty plebeians." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Moping. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] A melancholy, fusty humor. --Pepys. [1913 Webster]