Main Entry: fus·ty

Pronunciation: \ˈfəs-tē\

Function: adjective

Inflected Form(s): fus·ti·er; fus·ti·est

Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English foisted, foist musty, from foist wine cask, from Anglo-French fust, fuist wood, tree trunk, cask, from Medieval Latin fustis

Date: 14th century

1 British : impaired by age or dampness : moldy
2 : saturated with dust and stale odors : musty
3 : rigidly old-fashioned or reactionary

synonyms see malodorous

— fus·ti·ly \-tə-lē\ adverb

— fus·ti·ness \-tē-nəs\ noun