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a dark and musty basement
the musty prose of writers who use the same expressions over and over
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From 120 beds in musty old quarters to 350 in new digs, those dorms have also come of age.
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Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Keep reading to find out what's causing that musty smell in your closet.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
Professional darts has transformed over the last two decades, largely guided by Hearn, from a pastime practiced in musty pubs by middle-aged men to an international phenomenon.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Most people old enough to remember MGAs, MGBs, MG Midgets, and, in rarer cases, the cycle-fender T-Series that started it all—featured in Two for the Road, with Albert Finney and Audrey Hepburn—have relegated the storied marque to the musty garage of fading memory.
—Jamie Kitman, airmail.news, 14 Dec. 2024
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Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Keep reading to find out what's causing that musty smell in your closet.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
Professional darts has transformed over the last two decades, largely guided by Hearn, from a pastime practiced in musty pubs by middle-aged men to an international phenomenon.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Most people old enough to remember MGAs, MGBs, MG Midgets, and, in rarer cases, the cycle-fender T-Series that started it all—featured in Two for the Road, with Albert Finney and Audrey Hepburn—have relegated the storied marque to the musty garage of fading memory.
—Jamie Kitman, airmail.news, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Musty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musty. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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musty
adjective
mustier; mustiest
1
a
: affected by dampness or mildew : moldy
b
: tasting or smelling of dampness and decay
2
a
: stale entry 1 sense 2, trite
musty proverbs
b
: outmoded, antiquated
musty traditions
mustiness
noun
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