[syn: fusty, standpat(a), unprogressive, nonprogressive]
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.
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2. Moping. [Archaic]
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A melancholy, fusty humor. --Pepys.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fusty
adj 1: stale and unclean smelling [syn: fusty, musty,
frowsty]
2: old-fashioned and out of date [syn: fusty, standpat(a),
unprogressive, nonprogressive]