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    musty

    US /ˈmʌsti/

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    UK /ˈmʌsti/

    C1
    adj.AdjectiveSmelling old and damp from lack of fresh air
    It smells so damp and musty in the basement

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    Improve your Vocabulary: 50 adjectives to describe what you see, hear, feel, smell, and taste

    16:54Improve your Vocabulary: 50 adjectives to describe what you see, hear, feel, smell, and taste
    • that sort of wakes you up. "Musty", quite the opposite with musty. This is to do with

      that sort of wakes you up. "Musty", quite the opposite with musty. This is to do with

    • it's got holes in because it's been eaten by moths. Yes? A very old, musty smell. "Noxious",

      it's got holes in because it's been eaten by moths. Yes? A very old, musty smell. "Noxious",

    B1

    How to Describe Scary Places in English! ?️??

    08:54How to Describe Scary Places in English! ?️??
    • And it's a little bit musty.

      And it's a little bit musty.

    • When a place is musty it smells a little bit like maybe there's mold or something.

      When a place is musty it smells a little bit like maybe there's mold or something.

    A2

    Cooper Family Dinners | Young Sheldon

    16:44Cooper Family Dinners | Young Sheldon
    • You enter a dark and musty crypt.

      You enter a dark and musty crypt.

    • You enter a dark and musty crypt.

      You enter a dark and musty crypt.

    A2

    Why smells make us feel at home ⏲️ 6 Minute English

    06:15Why smells make us feel at home ⏲️ 6 Minute English
    • My granddad's house smells of pine and damp and musty books.

      My granddad's house smells of pine and damp and musty books.

    • My granddad's house smelt of pine and damp and musty books.

      My granddad's house smelt of pine and damp and musty books.

    B1

    Outtakes from Hank Green's visit to the Museum

    02:01Outtakes from Hank Green's visit to the Museum
    • It's a little musty.

      It's a little musty.

    • - It's a little musty.

      - It's a little musty.

    B2

    Patrick Hits the Books

    02:05Patrick Hits the Books
    • Ah, musty old book smell.

      Ah, musty old book smell.

    • Ahh! Musty old book smell.

      Ahh! Musty old book smell.

    A2

    Tube-Lipped Nectar Bat | Untamed Americas

    02:59Tube-Lipped Nectar Bat | Untamed Americas
    • It has to find its pollinator quickly, and it does by emitting a powerful, musty odor.

      It has to find its pollinator quickly, and it does by emitting a powerful, musty odor.

    • and it does by emitting a powerful, musty odor—an irresistible smell for one creature that, until recently, no one knew existed.

      and it does by emitting a powerful, musty odor—an irresistible smell for one creature that, until recently, no one knew existed.

    B2

    Conversation between JK Rowling and Steve Kloves (2011)

    47:29Conversation between JK Rowling and Steve Kloves (2011)
    • It breathes in air through its nostrils because it's like a bouquet of roses because it's been in this musty confinement for decades.

      It breathes in air through its nostrils because it's like a bouquet of roses because it's been in this musty confinement for decades.

    • because it's been this musty confinement

      because it's been this musty confinement

    A2

    Spider-Man - Spider-Man vs. Turbo Jet (S1E10) | Movieclips

    02:24Spider-Man - Spider-Man vs. Turbo Jet (S1E10) | Movieclips
    • Who's gonna miss some musty old paperback?

      Who's gonna miss some musty old paperback?

    • Who's gonna miss a musty old paperback?

      Who's gonna miss a musty old paperback?

    B1

    Book 02 - Chapter 01 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

    16:30Book 02 - Chapter 01 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
    • Your bank-notes had a musty odour, as if they were fast decomposing into rags again;

      Your bank-notes had a musty odour, as if they were fast decomposing into rags again;

    • Your bank-notes had a musty odour, as if

      Your bank-notes had a musty odour, as if

    B2