fusty

 
Pronunciation: /ˈfʌsti/

adjective (fustier, fustiest)

  • smelling stale, damp, or stuffy: the fusty odour of decay
  • old-fashioned in attitude or style: grammar in the classroom became a fusty notion

Derivatives

fustily

adverb

fustiness

noun

Origin:

late 15th century: from Old French fuste 'smelling of the cask', from fust 'cask, tree trunk', from Latin fustis 'cudgel'