adjective
- smelling stale, damp, or stuffy
- old-fashioned in attitude or style
Examples
- The basement had a fusty smell from years of dampness.
- We opened all the windows to air out the fusty attic.
- His fusty ideas about technology made him seem out of touch.
- The old library had a pleasantly fusty atmosphere.
- She found her grandfather’s fusty attitudes amusing but endearing.
- The fusty odor of old books filled the used bookstore.